In this commercial the Extra Gum company is showing people that one piece of Extra Gum can start relationships that last forever. The company uses a guy and a girl who appear to meet in high-school, the guy, Juan, helps the girl, Sarah, when she drops her books.

FRESHEN UP, FLAVOUR UP.

The couple in the “Extra Gum: The Story of Sarah & Juan” commercial is played by actors Alyssa Milano and Antonio Sabato Jr.

In 1984 Wrigley introduced EXTRA, its first sugar-free gum, to the U.S. market. Within five years, it became the #1 selling brand of its kind. Both then and now, EXTRA is recognized for its incredible, long-lasting flavor.

If you're regularly chewing gum containing sugar, then you are at risk of developing dental caries (tooth decay). But if you're regularly chewing a sugar-free gum, evidence over the past 30 years shows you will be stimulating the production of saliva which is beneficial to your oral health.

Chewing gum too often could cause problems with your jaw Constant chewing could lead to a jaw problem called temporomandibular disorder (TMD), which causes pain when you chew. Although this condition is rare, some studies have found a link between excessive chewing and TMD ( 46 , 47 ).

Wrigley THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THIS MUCH FLAVOR? In 1984 Wrigley introduced EXTRA, its first sugar-free gum, to the U.S. market. Within five years, it became the #1 selling brand of its kind. Both then and now, EXTRA is recognized for its incredible, long-lasting flavor.

Beyond the new art style and flattened design elements, Extra aimed to reduce the emphasis on dental hygiene - with tooth imagery giving way to an enlarged 'sugar-free' call-out. This resulted in health credentials being more top of mind.

The major event that contributed to the chewing gum ban was unveiling of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project. Singapore invested $5 billion in this project to facilitate smooth and rapid transport for its people. Unfortunately, the door sensors of the train were vandalised by sticking chewing gum on them.

Coel based the show off her more serious play Chewing Gum Dreams, a semi-autobiographical riff on her own experience growing up in a Ghanaian family in the Tower Hamlets in London (like Tracey, Coel was once a Pentecostal Christian, though she has since left the church).

Constant chewing of anything, including gum, can lead to sore jaw muscles, headaches, and even TMJ disorder. Chewing gum overworks the temporomandibular joint, causing joint pain, soreness, discomfort, and even chronic headaches. Too much chewing can lead to TMJ disorder.

WHY DO DENTISTS RECOMMEND CHEWING EXTRA AFTER EATING AND DRINKING? Chewing sugar-free gum for 20 minutes after drinking or eating stimulates the production of saliva, which acts as our body's own natural tooth protection. It works in 3 ways: Restores the pH balance in your mouth, neutralising plaque acids.