Ever wonder why no one was smiling for photos in the 1800s? Almost every photograph you see from that era has people in it looking…
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Happy Holidays from Yonge Eglinton Dental – Holiday Hours
We will be closing at 1 PM on Monday, December 24th and 31st. The office will be closed on December 25th, 26th and January 1st. …
All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth
In 1944, a music teacher in Smithtown, New York named Donald Yetter Gardner asked his grade 2 students what they wanted for Christmas. Most of…
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…
Black Friday at Yonge and Eglinton
Black Friday at Yonge and Eglinton is a treat. The strip’s stores go all out for the occasion, and the deals are pretty amazing. Here’s…
Halloween Shopping at Yonge and Eglinton
Yonge and Eglinton is a Halloween hot spot in the city. Perhaps it’s the number of young families or the tight knit community. If you live around…
Halloween Special: Top 5 Vampire Movies
Vampires have pronounced fangs to break human skin so the blood flows out — but they generally don’t have to be as sharp as they…
Five Fun Dental Facts
With this week’s blog we thought we would give you a few fun dental facts that you might not have known. You can break one or more…
Five Yonge and Eglinton Smile Spots
We see a lot of happy people at Yonge and Eglinton. And why wouldn’t we? According to Toronto Life, Yonge and Eglinton is the #1…
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…
5 reasons to bring out-of-towners to Yonge and Eglinton
By all means, show your guests the CN Tower, Queen Street West, Casa Loma and Canada’s Wonderland, if you’ve got young ones staying with you. But save an afternoon…
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,…
Yonge and Eglinton on a budget
Yonge and Eglinton has a reputation as one of the more posh areas of Toronto, but the area has its fair share of budget-conscious activities as well.…