# Does the quantity of chewing gum in your mouth dictate saliva production?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 9, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-quantity-of-chewing-gum-in-your-mouth-dictate-saliva-production/228344 "2004-02-09T22:42:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-quantity-of-chewing-gum-in-your-mouth-dictate-saliva-production/228344/1 "2004-02-09T22:42:10Z")

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**Hypothesis** :

_The greater the quantity of chewing gum that is being chewed in your mouth, the greater the quantity of saliva that is produced._

Is this correct?

If I chew more gum, will I produce more saliva?

[We all know that chewing increases the amount of saliva in your mouth, but is it directly proportional?]