One of my earliest inventions was in college. In 1983, I had a broadcasting assignment to write a :30 second commercial. Instead of story booking one for a product that already existed, I created Fluoride Gum. I can't recall now what I named my product (too many years ago.) I probably have an old tape in garage but wouldn't be able to watch it because they don't make those kinds of reel players anymore...
But I do remember how I came up with the concept: Aspergum was popular when I was a kid to sooth your sore throat. I loved it because, well what kid didn't want to chew gum! It was the only way to "legally" chew gum in school. I chewed them probably well more than prescribed, but I loved that orange flavor! It certainly was my favorite way to get the medicine to go down using the ol' "spoon full of sugar" technique!
Anyway... I got to thinking - I was already a huge advocate of chewing a sugarless gum after eating on campus to freshen my breath... wouldn't it be great to add fluoride and than it would be just like I'd brushed my teeth.
Then I thought about all those little kids who fight Mom & Dad about brushing their teeth before bed, and how much easier it would be to get them to brush more than just one time a day... and then I thought about 3rd world countries who didn't have fluoride and how this could be a global sensation.... I even sent myself a letter through the post office to date and protect my idea... this was going to be HUGE!
It did get me an A on my project... but it bombed in real life.
Yada yada... too much fluoride can be bad for you if ingested and too much can lead to spots on your teeth or worse and if kids were anything like me with Aspergum and overindulged - well let's just say it's not a good combination.
Fast forward, I still think it's a unique delivery system for certain medications. Who doesn't love chewing gum!!! I'm not crazy, have you seen the surge in gummy vitamin sales for adults... Who's on board with me we can create Razzles fluoride gum... Call me!
