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The package read "To prevent decay, To sweeten the breath, To keep teeth white." Mr. Canning called his new gum Dentyne which is a combination of the words "dental" and "hygiene" (and also sounds similar to the word dentine). In 1916 the brand was sold to the American Chicle Company. By the 1930s, Dentyne was produced by the Adams Gum Company ...
Trident gum contains the sugar alcohol xylitol, which is known as a "tooth-friendly" sugar. [3] Use of the chemical has been subject to controversy, as it is highly toxic to dogs. [4] [5] Trident has been sued for false labeling over its depiction of a blue mint leaf on its Trident original-flavor gum when the gum lacks any real mint. [6]
Chewing gum is a type of gum made for chewing, and dates back at least 5,000 years. Modern chewing gum was originally made of chicle , a natural latex . By the 1960s, chicle was replaced by butadiene -based synthetic rubber which is cheaper to manufacture.
About 300 pacemakers are implanted in dogs each year, even though about 4000 dogs are in need of one. [6] There are no pacemakers made specifically for use in dogs, but human pacemaker users are often outlasted by their pacemakers, leaving behind a functioning pacemaker with less battery power left than a new pacemaker which could be implanted ...
Periodontal disease is the most common disease found in dogs and affects more than 80% of dogs aged three years or older. Its prevalence in dogs increases with age, but decreases with increasing body weight; i.e., toy and miniature breeds are more severely affected.
Certs Classic Mints were developed by American Chicle and introduced into the North American market in 1956. [2] The "Certs" name originated from its approval by Good Housekeeping (as in "certified by Good Housekeeping "), a magazine that, then as now, bestowed the Good Housekeeping Seal on products that pass its quality and reliability tests.
Freedent is a brand of chewing gum manufactured by Wrigley's. [1] Freedent was first introduced in the US and UK in 1975 [1] and is marketed as the gum that "won't stick to most dental work (or braces)." [2] Freedent comes in eight flavors: Winterfresh, Peppermint, Spearmint, Bubble Gum, Fruit, Strawberry, Eucalyptus, and Blueberry. [3]
Beemans gum (originally Beeman's Gum) is a chewing gum formulated by Ohio physician Edward E. Beeman and first sold in February 1890. [1] It originally contained pepsin , but no longer does. Beemans became popular with early aviators as a good luck charm , and Chuck Yeager is purported to have chewed a stick of Beemans gum before every flight.