This post from Blaisdell Family Dentistry in Boise is about gingivitis, which is early-stage gum disease. Every person’s mouth provides a cozy home for over 600 types of bacteria. If you are devoted to oral hygiene and have healthy gums, these microbes usually don’t impact your health. However, if you have gum disease, bacteria can…
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7 Ways To Fix A Chipped Tooth
In a perfect world, each of your teeth would stay healthy, strong, and brilliantly white throughout your life. Unfortunately, most of us will need to restore a tooth at some point. At Blaisdell Family Dentistry in Boise, we can help. A tooth can be compromised by decay, enamel erosion, a chip or crack, gum disease,…
Call Them What You Will, Just Keep Them Healthy
Chompers. Pearly Whites. Dents. Gnashers. Grill. There are lots of nicknames for teeth, and that’s okay; we use them all the time, at Blaisdell Family Dentistry in Boise. Whatever you call them, take good care of them so they last! Making time in your busy day to brush and floss is a habit that will…
Can I Objectively Evaluate My Smile?
Categories: Beautiful Smile, Cosmetic Dentistry
A beautiful and healthy smile can be your best physical attribute. After all, your smile is one of the first things people notice about you. At Blaisdell Family Dentistry in Boise we use cosmetic dentistry to help our patients get fabulous smiles. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you look at your…
Find A Few Minutes To Floss
One of the reasons some people don’t floss their teeth every day is that it’s hard for them to find the time. If you’ve found this to be true, the team at Blaisdell Family Dentistry n Boise reminds you how important flossing is to your dental health. Right before bedtime is the most common time…
Can Cosmetic Dentistry Create Perfect Smiles?
Categories: Beautiful Smile, Cosmetic Dentistry
At Blaisdell Family Dentistry in Boise, we use cosmetic dentistry to create positive changes to the smiles of our patients every day. The resulting smiles are beautiful, and as near to perfect as they can be! While creating beautiful smiles is our goal with any cosmetic dentistry procedure, it isn’t always simple. The overall objective…
Dead Or Just Sick?
Since teeth don’t grow and the enamel is not made of living cells, it’s easy to forget that teeth are alive. We are reminded of this when we have a toothache, or sudden sensitivity to hot or cold food. Like other organs, teeth need a blood supply to stay alive and healthy. At Blaisdell Family…
What Is Lurking Under Your Gumline?
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
Your overall dental health depends on healthy teeth and gums. Along with regular checkups at Blaisdell Family Dentistry in Boise, regular brushing and flossing helps keep everything in good shape. You already know how to brush your teeth. But there are best practices that you may not be aware of. Bearing in mind that there…
What is Patient-Centered Dental Care?
Categories: Dental Health, Family Dentistry
At Blaisdell Family Dentistry in Boise our patients are the focus of everything we do. Patient satisfaction means everything to us, because when our patients are satisfied we know we’re doing things right. Any time we do a checkup on a patient, we are as thorough as possible. We never rush you through an appointment.…
Seeking A Relationship In Boise?
The relationship you have with any health care professional is more important than you might think. This is as true for a dentist as any other provider. That’s just one reason why, at Blaisdell Family Dentistry in Boise, we work hard to make our office a friendly, welcoming, and thoroughly professional place. When it comes…
