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Chewable gummy offers another oral-care option for people with dementia
Dentablue is a peppermint-flavoured gummy developed for people with dementia who find brushing their teeth difficult.
Its creator, Molly Baldini, is a former NHS dementia service manager in Hertfordshire.
Dementia can make it hard to follow the steps involved in brushing, recognise a toothbrush or coordinate movements.
As a result, oral care can be distressing for some people and difficult for carers to fit in alongside other needs.
The gummy can be chewed and swallowed in seconds, is sugar-free and contains vitamins C and D to help maintain healthy teeth and gums.
It is intended as another option for oral care, and its developers say it may reduce distress and ease pressure on carers.
Dentablue is due to launch at the end of October and will cost £16.99 a month for 28 gummies.
Dentablue is a chewable gummy intended to offer people with dementia another way to maintain oral care without a toothbrush.
It was developed by Molly Baldini, a former NHS dementia service manager in Hertfordshire.
The peppermint-flavoured, sugar-free gummy can be chewed and swallowed in seconds and is intended to be taken twice a day.
The product is due to launch at the end of October 2026.
A pack of 28 is priced at £16.99 a month.
- Who
- Dentablue was developed by Molly Baldini for people with dementia.
- What
- A chewable gummy offers another oral-care option that does not require a toothbrush.
- When
- It is due to launch at the end of October 2026.
- Where
- It will be available through the company’s website and Alzheimer’s Society’s online shop.
- Why
- Baldini said tooth-brushing can cause distress for people with dementia and carers, and that some people were going without oral care.
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Molly Baldini developed Dentablue as an alternative oral-care option.
Dentablue is due to launch.
- Developer
- Molly Baldini
- Product
- Dentablue, a peppermint-flavoured, sugar-free chewable gummy
- Dosage
- Twice a day
- Pack size
- 28 gummies
- Price
- £16.99 a month
What people are saying
People with dementia were going without oral care and I was angry there was no alternative – I felt I had to create something.
Dentablue offers another option and can help people maintain good oral health while reducing distress, as well as easing pressure on carers, freeing up time for other aspects of care.
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