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What’s a dental crown and why do I need one? That’s a great question, and we hear it from patients regularly. Sometimes a tooth is damaged beyond what a simple filling can repair. A dental crown is simply a “cap” that is fit to the surface of the tooth to restore it to its normal […]
Are you experiencing tooth pain? Whether it be a chronic ache or a sharp pain when you eat or drink, your Boise dentist is here to help! Few things are more aggravating than tooth pain, but there are a variety of issues that could be causing your toothache. Let’s do some troubleshooting to understand what […]
Between Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day (coming up soon), most people have consumed a lot more sugar lately than they do during most of the year. While the occasional treat isn’t harmful, we’ve seen an increase in the number of cavities in our Boise dental practice. This trend is reflected nationwide, among nearly every age, […]
If you’re like us, then you found 2017 absolutely exhausting. Polarizing politics, natural disasters, harassment scandals, and acts of terrorism dominated our news cycles the entire year, and we’ve had enough. We want to focus on the positive in life, so that’s exactly what we’re going to do. That’s why I was really happy to […]
In the era of Amazon, many people think that brick and mortar stores are doomed. I don’t know about that, but many of Boise’s stores are offering fantastic deals for Black Friday in order to show that they can compete with the online giants. In fact, some of the best sales this year can only […]
Does the idea of going to the dentist give you chills? Many people in the Treasure Valley and elsewhere are quite nervous about getting teeth capped, having cavities filled, or even just visiting for a cleaning. That’s why we brought IV sedation to our dental practice in Southeast Boise. There are several levels of sedation […]
With football season back in the air, it has me reminiscing. I remember a time, not so long ago, when a strong argument could be made that Boise State had the best NCAA football program, or at the very least, was the most under-valued Division I team. Those days may be long gone. Back in […]
Idaho might seem like it’s being invaded, what with as many as 500,000 out-of-state visitors expected to cross our borders to get front row seats to the Great American Eclipse. Rural areas that normally host small populations like Weiser, Stanley, or Donnelly are being overrun with spectators looking for their own patch of open sky. […]
If traditional x-rays are like a paper map for your teeth, then cone beam x-rays are the Google Earth map of your mouth. Good treatment starts with good information. When dental x-rays first became available, they were a valuable tool to help diagnose patients. Procedures and technology have both radically improved since then, but we […]
There are many reasons patients don’t particularly enjoy traditional braces, despite how dramatic an impact they can have on your appearance and oral health. If only we could somehow make them invisible and removable… If you think invisible braces sound like a pipe dream, you might be surprised to learn that we have them right […]
