Xylitol kills off streptococcus butans which is the primary cavity causer in the mouth it's also I I became aware of 01:32:38 this only recently a potent anti-fungal the sweetener Xylitol it itself is not anti-fungal but if you take it in the presence of those fermenting microbes like pediococcus and look at ostock 01:32:52 those microbes specifically convert Xylitol to a whole range of anti-fungal components