Today’s Boise dental article is entitled ‘Oral Health For Boise Diabetics.’ Many Boise people with diabetes have dental problems. However, gum disease, tooth loss, and periodontal disease are not unavoidable. Blood sugar is the complicating factor. Boise diabetics who control their blood sugar have lower rates of dental problems. In fact, many Boise dentists have […]
No Cavities? Thank Your Parents
At Blaisdell Family Dentistry, we stay abreast of new discoveries in the exciting field of dentistry and occasionally share interesting facts with our patients. Today’s post focuses on new findings in a captivating field of research: genetic dentistry. “About 60% of the risk for tooth decay appears to be due to genetic factors.” Mary L. […]
Get On Top Of Your To-Do List by Calling Blaisdell Family Dentistry
Is it time to get your life back in order? Maybe you’ve let certain things slide: things like refilling a prescription, changing your furnace filter, getting your oil changed – or making a dental appointment with Blaisdell Family Dentistry in Boise. If you’ve been pushing dental work onto the back burner, maybe it’s time to […]
What’s Your Dental Plan?
Planning for Success To achieve the utmost in oral health and a sensational smile, you need a strategy. If you’re in Boise, Idaho looking for a smile makeover and need dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, oral conscious sedation dentistry or any number of dental restoration procedures done, your strategy should be: “Contact my professional neighborhood dental […]
More Ways To Fight Kids’ Tooth Decay
Most parents make sure their child brushes their teeth. They do their best to limit candy and sugary drinks. And they make sure their son or daughter consumes sufficient amounts of calcium and Vitamin D. Some parents go even further and limit between-meal snacks. Despite parents’ best efforts, Blaisdell Family Dentistry treats tooth decay in […]
5 Reasons To Schedule A Dental Cleaning in Boise
1. Protect Your Gums It’s not only severe tooth decay that can damage a tooth until it is beyond saving. Gum disease that leads to bone loss is just as dangerous. Gum disease is caused by a buildup of plaque that creates pockets of infection between the gums and tooth roots. This leads to periodontitis, […]