Trident’s New Teeth Rebuilding, Non-Vegan Gum
Remember when gum used to be fun, ruin your teeth and actually taste good? Brands like Big Red, Fruit Stripe, Bazooka, and Big League Chew were some of the best, sugar loaded, teeth gnashing substances despite their fleeting flavor or cavity inducing ingredients. It was a much simpler time back then, and even your progressive vegan friends could chew it. Nowadays, it’s sold like toothpaste. Take Trident’s new “clinically proven” XTRA CARE gum for example. It promises to “protect, strengthen, and rebuild teeth,” thanks to the addition of Recaldent, a form of calcium derived from milk that “increases tooth remineralization (strengthening).” It’s amazing how gum has transformed into a new form of oral health care. Shouldn’t the tobacco companies be actively abusing the gum model and start creating cough suppressing cigarettes or something?
Editor-in-Chief:
I think you should bold the new milk ingredient on the front of the package because i am allergic to milk and i have had 2 reactions to this gum and i dont think thats very good to your company that you could be causing problems for people like me, i dont think it is fair for us to not know about this product!
JC.. I understand your frustrations about having an allergy to Milk. I am sorry that you cannot enjoy all the wonders a tall crisp glass of delicious Milk has to offer. I am also sorry that you failed to read the side of the package of gum where it says, "With Recaldent…MILK DERIVED**" The two stars of course leading you to the INGREDIENTS portion where it kindly reiterates the fact, "LACTOSE-FREE MILK DERIVATIVE." They should just change their name to Milk.. that way it would be more noticeable.
If this gum can recalcify our teeth, will it harden/calcify our artieries? If it does, then saving your teeth by giving up your cardiovascular system health seems a bit out of balance.