Dentyne (/ˌdɛnˈtiːn/) is a series of brands of chewing gum available in several countries globally. It is owned by Mondelēz International.
In 1899, a New York City druggist Franklin V. Canning formulated a chewing gum which he promoted as an aid to oral hygiene. "To prevent decay, To sweeten the breath, To keep teeth white," read the package. Mr. Canning called his new gum Dentyne which is a combination of the words "dental" and "hygiene" (and also sounds like dentine as some people pronounce that word). 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.
Eventually ownership passed to Warner-Lambert Company which merged into Pfizer in 2000, and then Cadbury.
The original Dentyne was a cinnamon flavored breath-freshening gum which contained sugar. Dentyne Classic was removed from American and Canadian markets in 2006, but has since become available again.
A sugarless gum available in several flavors, all "intense" mints. Currently available flavors include "Peppermint," "Arctic Chill," "Spearmint," "Shiver Mint," "Vanilla Frost," "Cool Frost," "Wild Winter," "Intense" and "Mint Medley." Dentyne Ice gum should not be confused with Dentyne Ice mints.
Outside of the U.S., products available include additional flavors and are packaged differently. In the Southeast Asia markets, for instance, the Dentyne Ice package carries nine gum pellets instead of twelve, and is available in such flavors as "Mentholyptus" (extremely strong, similar to coughdrop mint flavor), "Midnight Mint," (a version of "Arctic Chill") and Cherry (similar to a cherry mouthwash flavor.)