# Dentyne & white teeth

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentyne-white-teeth/720>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 25, 1999, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentyne-white-teeth/720 "1999-05-25T14:04:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 25, 1999, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentyne-white-teeth/720/1 "1999-05-25T14:04:00Z")

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## I have before me a pack of Dentyne gum (original flavor) that says it helps keep teeth white and breath fresh. I don’t doubt the fresh breath, but how in tarnation does it help my teeth stay white?

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**Post date:** [May 25, 1999, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentyne-white-teeth/720/2 "1999-05-25T14:48:00Z")

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Pretty simple, really. Things stuck to your teeth become stuck to your chewing gum.

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**Post date:** [May 25, 1999, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentyne-white-teeth/720/3 "1999-05-25T20:34:00Z")

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Yep, Papa, that plus the increase in saliva production from chewing the gum. Some of what doesn’t stick to the gum is washed away by the excess saliva. Still glad you asked, Shirley?

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**Post date:** [May 25, 1999, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentyne-white-teeth/720/4 "1999-05-25T23:30:00Z")

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So they should invent a toothpaste chewing gum. You know with the same active stuff as toothpastes, mainly sand.

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**Post date:** [June 9, 1999, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentyne-white-teeth/720/5 "1999-06-09T12:42:00Z")

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Here is the dentyne home page: [http://www.gum-mints.com/dentyne.shtml](http://www.gum-mints.com/dentyne.shtml)

It doesn’t answer your question, but you can ask them.

Also, does Wrigley’s double-mint gum double your pleasure?

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**Post date:** [June 9, 1999, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentyne-white-teeth/720/6 "1999-06-09T12:43:00Z")

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Cheese–kind of depends on your pleasure…

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**Post date:** [June 9, 1999, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentyne-white-teeth/720/7 "1999-06-09T13:14:00Z")

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> So they should invent a toothpaste chewing gum. You know with the same active stuff as toothpastes, mainly sand.

They made a gum with baking soda in it. Nasty!

I don’t know about whitening teeth, but saliva cuts down on cavities.

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