Dentyne

Brand of chewing gum DentyneA package of Dentyne Classic gumProduct typeChewing gumMint confectioneryOwnerPerfetti Van MelleCountryUnited StatesIntroduced1899; 127 years ago (1899)Related brandsTridentPrevious ownersAmerican Chicle Company > Adams Gum • Warner-Lambert > Pfizer • Cadbury Schweppes • Kraft > Mondelez • Perfetti Van MelleWebsitedentyne.com Dentyne Chewing Gum ad on a Model 63 Closed Delivery Wagon by Pope Waverley electrics in 1907 Dentyne is a brand of chewing gum and breath mints owned by the Italian-Dutch company Perfetti Van Melle. In 1899, a New York City druggist Franklin V. Canning formulated a chewing gum which he promoted as an aid to oral hygiene. 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. Products Gum Dentyne Classic The original Dentyne was a cinnamon flavored breath-freshening g