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A LIVING GATEWAY
The Mouth
Beyond function and anatomy, the mouth becomes a place to consider expression, experience and the stories carried through a lifetime.
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THE
SMILE GATE
A SHAMANIC JOURNEY THROUGH
THE TEETH OF TIME
THE TEETH OF TIME
£22.22 GBP
INTRODUCING
A SHAMANIC JOURNEY THROUGH THE TEETH OF TIME
The Smile Gate explores the profound connections between the mouth, teeth, emotion, memory, identity and the wider human experience. Blending ancient wisdom with modern insight, Marc Mortiboys invites you to see the mouth in a completely new light.
THEMES WITHIN THE BOOK
INSIDE THE SMILE GATE
At the meeting point of dentistry, lived experience and ancient wisdom, The Smile Gate asks us to look again at what the mouth might reveal about the human story.
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WHAT WE CARRY
Memory & Identity
The book explores the relationship between our lived experiences, emotional world and the ways we understand ourselves through the body.
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OLD & NEW
Ancient Wisdom
Shamanic perspectives sit alongside decades of clinical observation, opening a wider conversation around the mouth, teeth and human experience.
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THROUGH THE GATE
The Journey
Rather than offering a single answer, The Smile Gate invites curiosity — a journey into connection, meaning and a different way of seeing.
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AN INVITATION TO LOOK AGAIN
What if the mouth could be seen not simply as anatomy, but as a gateway into expression, experience, memory and the wider human story?
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THE SMILE GATETHE
SAME KNOWLEDGE.
DIFFERENT PATHS.
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EDITION
A BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED
PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL EDITION
The Smile Gate is available in both paperback and eBook formats, so you can choose how you want to experience the journey. A thoughtfully produced edition made to be read, referenced and kept close.
DIFFERENT PATHS.
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FORMATPaperback
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PAGES176 pages
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DIMENSIONS6 × 9 inches
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LANGUAGEEnglish
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INTERIORBlack & white interior on cream paper
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BINDINGPerfect bound
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COVERMatte cover
10 October 2026Paperback: 978-1-0669248-0-6
eBook: 978-1-0669248-1-3Marc Mortiboys Publishers
eBook: 978-1-0669248-1-3Marc Mortiboys Publishers
THE LIVING TEACHINGS
THE SEVEN
SHAMANIC PRINCIPLES
Beyond the journey lies a second threshold. Seven teachings drawn from the world of The Smile Gate — where story becomes practice and ceremony becomes map.
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THE FIRST PRINCIPLE
The Smile is a Portal
Expression · Presence · TruthII
THE SECOND PRINCIPLE
The Teeth are Memory Keepers
Memory · Story · RemembranceIII
THE THIRD PRINCIPLE
Breath is the Smile’s Spirit
Breath · Awareness · SpiritIV
THE FOURTH PRINCIPLE
Food is Sacred Offering
Nourishment · Gratitude · RitualV
THE FIFTH PRINCIPLE
Sound is Medicine
Voice · Vibration · ResonanceVI
THE SIXTH PRINCIPLE
The Body is a Temple of the Smile
Body · Connection · PresenceVII
THE SEVENTH PRINCIPLE
Spirit is the Keeper of the Gate
Spirit · Legacy · The GateBEYOND THE SURFACE
WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER
A journey through the connections explored within The Smile Gate — from the physical mouth to the stories, perspectives and questions that surround it.
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BEYOND ANATOMY
The Physical Mouth
Consider the mouth and teeth not in isolation, but as part of a wider human experience — shaped by function, expression and the way we move through life.
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THE STORIES WE CARRY
Experience & Memory
Explore the book’s questions around lived experience, emotion, memory and identity, and the connections Marc draws between them and the mouth.
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OLD WISDOM · MODERN INSIGHT
Two Ways of Seeing
Encounter shamanic perspectives alongside decades of clinical observation, creating space for ancient wisdom and modern dentistry to sit in conversation.
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AN OPEN DOOR
A New Curiosity
Rather than reducing the mouth to a single meaning, The Smile Gate invites you to question, notice and look again — with curiosity at what might otherwise be overlooked.
LOOK CLOSER · QUESTION DEEPER · SEE DIFFERENTLY
IS THE SMILE GATE CALLING YOU?
For readers drawn to the spaces where curiosity, lived experience, ancient wisdom and modern observation meet.
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For The Curious
For those drawn to looking beyond the obvious and questioning what we think we know.
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For The Seekers
For readers interested in the meeting point between the physical, emotional and spiritual.
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For Practitioners
For dentists, therapists, practitioners and professionals curious about a wider perspective on the mouth.
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For The Explorers
For anyone open to ancient wisdom, modern observation and a different way of seeing the human story.
ABOUT THE AUTHORMEET MARC →
MARC MORTIBOYS
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Marc Mortiboys is a pioneer in biological dentistry and a passionate explorer of the deeper meaning behind the mouth and teeth. Through decades of clinical experience, research and personal exploration, he brings together science, spirituality and ancient wisdom in The Smile Gate.
BEGIN THE JOURNEY
Step through The Smile Gate and discover a new perspective on the mouth, the teeth and the deeper connections that shape our lives.