CINCINNATI - The next time you are baking cupcakes and are looking for a topping, reach no farther than your medicine cabinet.

Procter and Gamble has begun saturating the market with assorted toothpaste flavors for that toothpaste connoisseur. In the dental hygiene aisle of your local store you will find: tropical punch, blueberry, oranges and creme, bubble gum and my favorite, vanilla mint.

Obese Norwood resident and current shut-in, Larry Jones, says that he brushes his teeth at least 15 times a day and eats more often, because brushing his teeth after every meal is more like dessert than a chore.

"I go through five or six tubes of vanilla mint a day", said Jones. "It’s just like brushing your teeth with vanilla frosting. It’s a dream come true!"

Procter & Gamble spokesman Thomas Sandefur says that the company is answering the loyal customers who have clamored for options in the toothpaste aisle.

"We have heard you and now we have acted. We have created a line of toothpaste flavors that we hope will appeal to all tastes", said Sandefur. "And if not, there are more coming soon."

Larry Jones said that he has gained about 50 pounds since he has been more consistent with brushing his teeth.   His total weight has climbed to just under 500 pounds.  During the interview, Jones squirted some vanilla mint onto a raw beef pita and swallowed it whole (see picture above).

Thomas Sandefur did not comment on whether or not the flavored toothpaste would contribute to the obesity problem in America, but did say that chocolate frosting, cheeseburger and pizza flavors would be hitting stores in a month.

There are also plans for crack, prozac and monkey flavors due out some time next year.

The flavored toothpaste craze is also spawning a new cook book, a movie with Ben Affleck and a reality series, all set to come out in the fall.