Can Chewing Gum Slim Your Face and Improve Jaw Prominence? Recommended Treatments

Chewing gum is expected to deliver pleasing benefits for beauty and health, including cavity prevention and appetite control. There’s also a rumor that “it can slim your face and improve jaw prominence” — but what’s the reality?
This article details the benefits and downsides of chewing gum, and our recommended treatments.

Can Chewing Gum Slim Your Face and Improve Jaw Prominence?

Chewing gum is a good habit for moving the muscles around your mouth. Since it uses facial muscles like the expression muscles and masseter, it’s said to tighten your facial line. Some people find their puffiness clears or their contour gains more definition through daily chewing.

However, be cautious about chewing too much. If the masseter develops excessively, it can conversely make the jaw look more prominent, so be careful about extended chewing or a habit of uneven chewing.

Chewing gum to tighten your face should be treated as a supplementary habit, and using your muscles in a balanced way is important. For this reason, don’t expect much effect from chewing gum alone to slim your face or improve jaw prominence.

What Are the Benefits of Chewing Gum?

Many people probably chew gum as a mood changer or refresher. Some also choose gum instead of cigarettes for smoking cessation. We introduced earlier that “effects like slimming the face or improving jaw prominence from chewing gum alone can’t be expected much,” but various other benefits arise from chewing gum.
Here we introduce the benefits of chewing gum.

Cavity Prevention

First, chewing gum can help prevent cavities. When you chew gum, plenty of saliva comes out in your mouth. Saliva has a function to protect teeth from cavities.

After meals or snacks, the inside of your mouth tends to become acidic, and this acidic state is a cause of cavities. However, saliva has the power to neutralize this acid, reducing cavity risk.

Furthermore, saliva contains minerals like calcium and phosphorus, supporting a function called “remineralization” that repairs the tooth surface dissolved by cavity-causing bacteria. Chewing gum is one natural way to draw out this saliva function, so incorporating it as cavity prevention is a good idea.

Preventing Overeating

Chewing gum before a meal stimulates the satiety center earlier, making it easier to prevent overeating.

Higher saliva secretion is said to relate to a lower tendency toward obesity. Chewing thoroughly makes the brain more prone to feeling “full,” and just chewing gum can help reduce snacking.

It’s also recommended as a countermeasure against hunger while dieting. Rather than an extreme diet, prevent overeating while getting a natural sense of satisfaction.

Jaw Development

Chewing gum thoroughly is also said to have a good influence on jaw development. The action of chewing delivers firm stimulation to the jaw bone and muscles, promoting bone development. Especially for children, who enter their growth period around age 10, developing a habit of chewing thoroughly during this time is very important.

When the jaw develops properly, the bite and tooth alignment become easier to regulate, also connecting to preventing future troubles. Also, the muscles around the mouth relate to the whole face, potentially influencing visual impression and expressiveness too.

A habit of chewing thoroughly can relate not just to the body but to the mind and facial appearance too. Incorporating gum like a snack to support jaw development is also a good idea.

What Are the Downsides of Chewing Gum?

Gum has many benefits, but you’ll probably also want to know the downsides. Here we introduce the downsides that arise from chewing gum. However, the downsides introduced here assume excessive chewing. Please rest assured that chewing normally doesn’t pose a major downside.

Strains the Muscles

Chewing gum for long periods is said to strain the muscles around the mouth. Continuing to chew firm gum at a fast pace keeps the jaw and temple muscles constantly working. This is like doing continuous strength training.

Accumulating this kind of strain can cause pain or discomfort in the jaw. Also, those with a habit of chewing only on one side, or a habit of chewing with a wide mouth movement, need to be more cautious.

Can Cause Jaw Prominence

The muscle used when chewing gum, called the masseter, is located around the jaw angle. Overusing this muscle can gradually develop it, making it harder and larger, sometimes resulting in what’s called a “prominent jaw” facial appearance.

If you have a habit of chewing only with teeth on one side, only that side’s masseter can develop, making left-right facial difference more noticeable. Also, beyond the muscle, it can affect the bone underneath too, sometimes becoming a cause of changed facial contour.

For Facial Slimming & Improving Jaw Prominence, KADOMORI’s Treatments Are Recommended!

For those concerned about their facial line or jaw prominence, KADOMORI’s small-face treatments are recommended. We offer a variety of treatments, including skeletal adjustment, HIFU, and beauty acupuncture, so you can choose your favorite treatment. This time, we introduce treatments recommended for facial slimming and improving jaw prominence.

KADOMORI-Style Facial Slimming

KADOMORI-Style Facial Slimming isn’t a treatment aimed solely at making the face smaller. It’s a treatment that checks each individual’s bone structure and facial features, guiding you toward balanced beauty. It combines a special technology called the “Synchro Wave,” approaching the bone structure itself.

Its characteristic is regulating not just the overall facial size, but each feature — cheek height, facial line, degree of jaw prominence — so they harmonize naturally. It’s a perfect treatment for those who think “I want to keep my own individuality while achieving a more refined impression.”

Small-Face Design HIFU

Our salon’s Small-Face Design HIFU is a treatment using our in-house-developed HIFU machine. Considering overall facial balance, our staff perform treatment tailored to each individual’s design. Its characteristic is combining hand-technique approach with the power of the machine, rather than relying on the equipment alone.

Since high-density ultrasound reaches the deep foundation layer within the skin, it can thoroughly address sagging and wrinkles too. It’s recommended for those aiming for a cleaner facial line, and those concerned about fullness around the jaw.

Hedgehog Beauty Acupuncture

Our salon’s Hedgehog Beauty Acupuncture isn’t just a treatment that places needles. Its characteristic is precisely approaching the most effective points, considering the expression muscles, fat thickness, and muscular firmness. Placing many fine needles like a hedgehog, it regulates the muscles into their natural movement.

Since treatment is performed with a thorough understanding of muscular balance and the facial golden ratio, its appeal is that the change after treatment is natural and beautiful. It’s a popular treatment for those concerned about puffiness or sagging, and those concerned about left-right facial difference.

Aiming to Slim Your Face or Improve Jaw Prominence? Consult KADOMORI!

This article has detailed the benefits and downsides of chewing gum, and our recommended treatments.
Chewing gum has benefits like cavity prevention and preventing overeating. Excessive chewing or a habit of uneven chewing can strain the jaw and muscles, so please be mindful of balance. If you’re currently aiming to slim your face or improve jaw prominence, please consult KADOMORI. Let’s obtain your ideal facial line through care that suits you.