Dentyne

Dentyne
A package of Dentyne Classic gum
Product typeMint confectionery
OwnerPerfetti Van Melle
CountryUnited States
Introduced1899; 125 years ago (1899)
MarketsGreece • United States • Canada
Previous ownersAmerican Chicle Company > Adams GumWarner-Lambert > PfizerCadbury SchweppesKraft > MondelezPerfetti Van Melle
Creator
Franklin V. Canning
Dentyne Chewing Gum ad on a Model 63 Closed Delivery Wagon by Pope Waverley electrics in 1907

Dentyne (/ˌdɛnˈtn/) is a brand of chewing gum and breath mints available in several countries globally. It is owned by Perfetti Van Melle.[1]

In 1899, a New York City druggist Franklin V. Canning formulated a chewing gum which he promoted as an aid to oral hygiene.[2] 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. Adams was one of the companies that made up the American Chicle Company.

  1. ^ Soglin, Talia (December 19, 2022). "Snack food giant Mondelez to sell its gum business, including a Rockford facility and brands, including Trident". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  2. ^ James Trager (2010). The New York Chronology: The Ultimate Compendium of Events, People, and Anecdotes from the Dutch to the Present. HarperCollins. pp. 262–. ISBN 978-0-06-201860-1.