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The 3Shape TRIOS Dental Intraoral Scanner: Making an Excellent First Impression

For the past year Yonge Eglinton Dental has been using the 3Shape TRIOS dental intraoral scanner. It makes taking dental impressions quicker, more comfortable and

How do you know if you have a cavity?

So what is a cavity? It may be unpleasant to think about this, but your mouth is full of bacteria; some of which can be

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.

What smiling says about you: the unhappy smiles

When we see someone smiling, we reflexively assume a state of happiness. However, of the 19 smiles humans make, only six of them indicate joy.

Tips on smiling for pictures

Yeah, we’re about teeth. But we’re really about smiles. And we think you should feel 100% comfortable showing yours off when the lens is pointed

Brushing your teeth with activated charcoal. Yay or nay?

You’ve probably seen an influencer or two on Instagram with a seemingly filthy mouth, a big smile and a story about how they brushed their

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

How fake smiles make you feel better

We all know genuine smiles can go a long way. As it turns out, so can fake smiles. A 2012 study called Grin and Bear it:

9 Toothpaste Life Hacks

When Colgate invented modern toothpaste in the 1950s, they were trying to create a significant advancement in at-home oral care. But they got way more

Why smiling is contagious

Smiling isn’t so much contagious as it is an involuntary reaction known as mirroring — the act of matching a person’s facial expression. Adrienne Wood,

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

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