I like your ideas! Will you please try to brighten / lighten them a bit? Make the blacks silver, lighten the black gutters, brighten the gradient slightly - give it a happier / CLEANER dental feel without removing the cool factor. That is our Brand.
The "Top 5" for our logo, which you are included in, has been extended for 3 days. Please look at the design features of those which we like the most, including but limited to the oval around the GumChucks "G" and see if you can come up with anything cool new ideas of your own. Best of luck! Sincerely, team GumChucks.