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What is mask mouth?

Since early 2020, public health officials have been advising people to wear face masks when around other people to avoid spreading COVID-19 and other viruses.

Treating Tooth Sensitivity

Does coffee cause tooth sensitivity? Can alcohol make your teeth sensitive? How to stop cold weather tooth pain Does fluoride help with tooth sensitivity? Tooth

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What is the Role of a Dental Hygienist?

When you visit your dentist’s office, you’ve likely noticed that you spend a lot of time with a dental hygienist before your dentist comes into

Mouthwash and the associated benefits

More than refreshing and bad-breath banishing, mouthwash can be part of your dental regime. While it is not a replacement for brushing and flossing, they

Flossing for kids revisited

A few weeks ago we blogged about tips to encourage your children to begin flossing and we received a lot of positive feedback. So much

Getting Your Kids to Floss

Using dental floss is a key component of dental care because it removes plaque on and between your teeth that a tooth brush will not.

Halitophobia: The Fear of Having Bad Breath

Imagine spending your life petrified of having perpetually bad breath, no matter how often you brushed, flossed and/or rinsed? This is called halitophobia, and the

The DMFT Index: Healthy primary teeth by country

For more than 80 years, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCED) has been keeping stats on healthy primary teeth around the world. The

A Sinus Infection and Tooth Pain

Spring time is sinus infection season for a few reasons. The most common culprit is the return of allergy season. If you’re a sufferer, you’re

Valentine’s Day blog: Can a kiss spread gum disease?

You look deep into your lover’s eyes. Magic. Then, as you lean in for a kiss, you notice they have unhealthy gums. Should you pull

Links between seasonal affective disorder and oral health

According to the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario, 15% of Canadians experience winter blues and 2 to 6% have seasonal affective disorder. That’s between 800,000

Why do we floss our teeth? This is why.

Why do we floss our teeth? Well if you don’t floss your teeth, a good brushing will only get them 65% clean, which means 35%