At Blaisdell Family Dentistry, we enjoy helping patients achieve optimum oral health in Nampa. Today’s article focuses on something that doesn’t get as much attention as cavities or cosmetic dentistry. What we’re referring to is your sense of taste. A healthy mouth is not only a happy mouth but also a mouth that can enjoy […]
Dental Crowns At Blaisdell Family Dentistry In Boise
Dental crowns have been used in dentistry for over 2000 years. There is evidence that the Etruscans experimented with crowns on teeth using ivory and bone as early as 700 B.C. By 200 A.D., they began using gold crowns to construct artificial teeth. Ancient Egyptians fashioned tooth replacements out of seashells and then hammered them […]
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, […]
Dental Health in Boise: Water Fluoridation Prevents Tooth Decay
Hello! Welcome to our dentistry blog. Today’s vital message from Blaisdell Family Dentistry concerns fluoride and children’s dental health in Boise. The Difference that Fluoride Makes At Blaisdell Family Dentistry, we have been practicing dentistry in Boise since 1981. When we examine a new patient for the first time, we can usually tell whether the […]
The Blaisdell Family Dentistry Guide To Dental X-Rays in Boise
Don’t know a periapical from a bitewing? Today’s Blaisdell Family Dentistry dental blog takes a look at dental X-rays in Boise Panoramic If you have ever stood in a huge camera apparatus and struggled to stay motionless while an automated camera made one slow pass around your head, then you have had a panoramic X-ray […]
Bad Breath Q & A
I’m Lynn R. Blaisdell of Blaisdell Family Dentistry. Today’s post offers some answers to persistent questions about bad breath. Q. My wife says my breath is repulsive, but I brush twice a day. Shouldn’t that be enough?A. Bacteria can propagate and stink in hidden crevices that can only be reached with floss. Time to start […]