5 ms·

Chew toys. Seriously - kids often chew on pens and other random household objects. Something less likely to make a mess/be gross or dangerous would seem prefer

by _jal 6y ago

Chew toys. Seriously - kids often chew on pens and other random household objects. Something less likely to make a mess/be gross or dangerous would seem preferable.

brennanpeterson 6y ago
I agree! A great thing would be chew toys for kids. Probably a nice business. I mean, the core of this is that teeth are strengthened by exercise (and fluoride). Huge benefits, and cheap in the long term. Always been a side business I have been intrigued by, but never saw a way that I brought enough to this particular table to start it.
- sjg007 6y ago
  These exist. Mostly for autism and anxiety after teething.
  - brennanpeterson 6y ago
    Neat, why not get dentists to give to....everyone? It is a marketing problem, it seems like? I mean fluoridated chew toys for kids that strengthen teeth and reduce future orthodontics costs seems like a good one?
    - ravenstine 6y ago
      Eh... must the toys contain fluoride? It's one thing to rinse and spit, but it's not as if consuming fluoride is free of side effects. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491930/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491930/
    - sjg007 6y ago
      No... none of this is validated. Also orthodontists have tools to fix your palate while you are growing.
  - bitxbitxbitcoin 6y ago
    There's a budding new market for pacifiers with lights (for adults) that are used by ravers.[1] [1] https://www.quora.com/Why-do-they-use-pacifiers-at-raves https://www.quora.com/Why-do-they-use-pacifiers-at-raves
    - sjg007 6y ago
      Long term pacifier use actually causes teeth problems.
derefr 6y ago
What's gum but a chew toy? If you want it to also not rot teeth, don't put sugar in it. If you want it to still taste like something, just put non-metabolizable sugars in it, like xylitol. (There are already xylitol gums. Buy them for your kids today!)
- ravenstine 6y ago
  Probably would have to be really tough gum. Early humans had more aligned teeth because they were chewing on connective tissue.
  - aesh2Xa1 6y ago
    Have you chewed double bubble for any longer than 10s?

by _jal 6y ago

Chew toys. Seriously - kids often chew on pens and other random household objects. Something less likely to make a mess/be gross or dangerous would seem preferable.

brennanpeterson 6y ago

I agree! A great thing would be chew toys for kids. Probably a nice business. I mean, the core of this is that teeth are strengthened by exercise (and fluoride). Huge benefits, and cheap in the long term. Always been a side business I have been intrigued by, but never saw a way that I brought enough to this particular table to start it.

sjg007 6y ago
These exist. Mostly for autism and anxiety after teething.
- brennanpeterson 6y ago
  Neat, why not get dentists to give to....everyone? It is a marketing problem, it seems like? I mean fluoridated chew toys for kids that strengthen teeth and reduce future orthodontics costs seems like a good one?
  - ravenstine 6y ago
    Eh... must the toys contain fluoride? It's one thing to rinse and spit, but it's not as if consuming fluoride is free of side effects. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491930/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491930/
  - sjg007 6y ago
    No... none of this is validated. Also orthodontists have tools to fix your palate while you are growing.
- bitxbitxbitcoin 6y ago
  There's a budding new market for pacifiers with lights (for adults) that are used by ravers.[1] [1] https://www.quora.com/Why-do-they-use-pacifiers-at-raves https://www.quora.com/Why-do-they-use-pacifiers-at-raves
  - sjg007 6y ago
    Long term pacifier use actually causes teeth problems.

derefr 6y ago

What's gum but a chew toy? If you want it to also not rot teeth, don't put sugar in it. If you want it to still taste like something, just put non-metabolizable sugars in it, like xylitol. (There are already xylitol gums. Buy them for your kids today!)

ravenstine 6y ago
Probably would have to be really tough gum. Early humans had more aligned teeth because they were chewing on connective tissue.
- aesh2Xa1 6y ago
  Have you chewed double bubble for any longer than 10s?