Does Having the Flu or a Cold Virus Make Your Teeth Hurt?
Now that we’re knee-deep into winter, it seems as if more and more people around us are suffering from a cold or the flu. If you’re not careful, you too might start to get that telltale tickle in your throat, which can lead to body aches, throat pain, stuffy nose, sinusitis and bouts of coughing. […]
Is Vaping Bad for Your Teeth?
For decades, we’ve been warned about the bad effects smoking can have on our oral health, including stained teeth, gum disease, and the risk of oral cancer. The warnings seemed to have been effective, as the number of tobacco smokers has decreased in recent years. Then along came vaping. Vaping products, also known as e-cigarettes, […]
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 do have some additional benefits that might be helpful. Here are a few of the varieties and what they do: Antimicrobial mouthwash Delivers up to 12 hours of fresh breath, and […]
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 so, that we decided to dedicate another weekly blog towards this topic. Children should start flossing as soon as their teeth begin to sit next to one another. It gets […]
All about Invisalign
In 1997, Zia Chishti was just like any other adult dealing with misaligned teeth. He was fitted with an inconvenient metal retainer that looked awful and couldn’t help but think that there had to be a better way. So he went home, drew up a few sketches and InvisAlign was born. At first it was […]
The Advantages of Storage Phosphor Digital X-Ray Systems
At Yonge Eglinton Dental, we use a storage phosphor digital X-ray system. This method uses intraoral plates coated with a crystalline emulsion to make x-rays. Once the image is captured, the plate is placed into a laser scanner, which processes the image and sends it to a computer screen. Storage phosphor technology is superior to […]
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 more convenient. It can also optimize your dental care. If you’ve ever had any major dental work done, you’ve probably had a dental impression taken. Dental impressions are imprints your […]
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 harmful to your teeth and gums. This bacteria feeds on the sugars in your foods. That process produces acid that can wear away at the enamel of the teeth causing […]
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. If brushing your teeth is like mopping the floor, flossing is like sweeping the floor beforehand. And like sweeping the floor, if you’re flossing correctly, you’re getting into every crevice […]
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. This was confirmed in a 1924 experiment by graduate student Carney Landis at the University of Minnesota who brought a group of people together and put them through a series […]
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 in your direction and you’re smiling for pictures. Of course, that’s easier said than done for some people. So if you’re not a big fan of your “photo face,” have […]
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 teeth with activated charcoal for a few weeks to see what would happen. Some say their teeth have never been whiter. Others say they ruined more than a few of […]