Health & Fitness

5 Easy Ways to Make Oral Care More Palatable

Arm yourself to the teeth, literally, by adding these oral health care tools to your mouth's arsenal

By Catherine Dunwoody /

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Go ahead and flash that toothsome smile after you’ve cleaned your kisser with these mouth-pleasing products

No need to be all mealy-mouthed when it comes to oral health care. A healthy mouth means good oral hygiene habits plain and simple, but you don’t need a college lecture.

When it comes to mustering enthusiasm for all that daily brushing, flossing, and rinsing, all it takes are some fun new products to put a delicious taste in your mouth.

So ditch your crusty tube of Crest and add these toothy tools to your daily routine for perfect pearly whites and fuss-free fresh breath.



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Kiss My Face Triple Action Toothpaste

Organic aloe vera gel helps prevent plaque and tartar build-up, plus it’s fluoride-free.

$5.94 at Superstore and natural health food stores



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Carry Clean Deluxe Interdental Picks

Ideal for purse or pocket, and infinitely better than those minty wooden toothpicks from your neighbourhood family restaurant.

$3 at Wal-Mart



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Smart Mouth 12 Hour Fresh Breath

This mouthwash contains two liquids that mix together for fresh breath that lasts all day. The zinc-ion technology prevents bad breath from coming back for up to 12 hours.

$16.99 at Shoppers Drug Mart



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Mouth Kote

Suffer from dry mouth? This spray contains Yerba Santa, a natural active ingredient found in the foothills of the Pacific Northwest. It also helps keep cavities at bay.

$15.99 at Rexall



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Tom’s of Maine Simply White Fluoride-Free Toothpaste

Naturally sourced silica helps whiten teeth, and the fresh, light flavour is not overpowering.

$4.74 at Shoppers Drug Mart and natural health food stores


Catherine Dunwoody

Catherine Dunwoody

Catherine Dunwoody is like a proud parent when it comes to boasting about B.C.—with a photo album in her iPhone to boot. Often told she puts the ’style’ in lifestyle content, she’s been an editor at The Globe and Mail, FASHION, Real Weddings and The Vancouver Sun. Catherine covers culinary, travel, beauty, fashion, the arts and decor and has written for Vita Daily, S-Magazine, Porter Airlines, Taste, Food Network, HGTV, The Georgia Straight, and Canada Wide Media’s many titles.