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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

Teeth Whitening at Yonge and Eglinton

We’ve described the entire teeth whitening process on our website (there’s even a two-minute video describing the treatment). After a long, dreary winter, now’s the

Protecting your teeth

Protecting your teeth is important to you. You brush twice a day. You floss regularly. You go to the dentist. These are all good things.

February is Children’s Dental Health Month.

In 1941, a one-day event in Cleveland, Ohio, to raise money for a children’s dentist office went viral. By 1949, February 8th became National Children’s

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

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