The Tooth Booth Dental Blog

Men and women with a BMI over 30 regardless of smoking or diabetes status had a greater risk of developing periodontal disease than those wi...

The research impacts and influences of the three most prestigious medical journals are approximately 10 times greater than those of the thre...

A study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and summarized in the National Post newspaper showed that those reporting to bru...

A recent study found that periodontal (bone loss/inflammation) disease was found 1.6 times more frequently in non-smokers with self reporte...

It is very important to take care of your dental implants through regular hygiene at home and at the dental office. The long-term prevalence...

95% of patients develop at least one white spot lesion or enamel surface decalcification following orthodontic treatment. Oral hygiene discu...

The average Canadian consumed 26 teapoons of sugar a day in 2004. (Wow!) Source: Statistics Canada,  http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-...

As of 2010, the majority of Dental school graduates in North America were female. In Canada as of 2008, 6 out of 10 Dental schools had a fem...

Although the latest information was from the 1988-1990 spring training seasons, the data showed that 40% of players used smokeless tobacco. ...

We are pleased to have one of the newest pieces of sterilization equipment in Toronto (at least according to our Henry Schein Dental Insta...

Some of our patients have seen her already, but we are pleased to introduce Marchie Tan to our practice. She has been steadily working with ...

Teeth that are mobile and periodontally involved have traditionally been extracted. However, a case report in the ODA Journal suggests that ...

Hi everyone, just giving an update on our hours. We will be closed on Friday and Sunday this weekend, but will be open on Saturday and Monda...

The prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (associated with oxygen desaturation, gas exchange abnormalities and disrupted sleep) is 2-4% in c...

Yes, now you can keep tabs on the happenings of the Dental Library at the University of Toronto through Facebook via this link:  http://www....

Most sports drinks are quite acidic (pH 3-4) and if taken to excess, may lead to dental erosion and demineralization. One study found that ...

Health Canada's  Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey in 2010 reported that 17% of the population older than 15 years smoked. The rat...

The prevalence of dental decay in the United States (and presumably in Canada) in children aged 2-5 has increased 15.2% according to recent ...

We welcome Joni Nauss to our family practice. Joni has an easy going personality and has a style quite similar to our other hygienists. She ...

Warfarin, a vitamin K antagonist has been an effective oral anti-coagulant for over 50 years. It was discovered in 1945 as a result of resea...