It seems vaguely old-fashioned to take a stick, put toothpaste on it, and put it in your mouth. Ok, it’s not as archaic as taking metal keys and opening a lock, but it’s old nonetheless. And it’s boring.

I mean brushing your teeth certainly isn’t fun.

However, chewing gum and is fun.

Imagine chewing some nice-tasting gum for 1-2 minutes as a substitute to brushing your teeth. The chewing gum has gum and tooth cleaning properties to remove plaque, tartar, and forms of bacteria.

The advantages to such a gum are obvious. The disadvantages, such as the gum not being able to ‘brush’ off bits of food in your teeth, can be overcome with time. For instance the gum could contain a property that attracts minature foodstuffs and causes them to dissolve or be broken down.

Personally I would prefer chewing gum twice a day than brushing my teeth. And imagine what a great seller it would be to children, who also hate the bi-daily brush.

Please remember that ideas and inventions in this blog are more of the ‘what’ than the ‘how’. I’m no expert in the hows to make cleaning chewing gum happen. I’m just giving some ideas to enable you to think more broadly and to hopefully get some of these in tangible form.