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With spring on its way, many people decide it’s time to deep clean their homes. The idea is to do thorough cleaning, the kind that gets stuff clean in places your normal, daily cleaning just doesn’t reach. Just as it’s good for your home to occasionally deep clean your kitchen, it’s good for your health […]
Our brains are lazy, and it’s an important concept we should understand when we want to create new habits, such as flossing our teeth every day. As we dive into 2019, note that 92% of us will fail to keep our New Year’s resolutions. The good news is that we can use our understanding of this […]
Did you know that stress can affect your teeth? Chronic teeth grinding and clenching, a condition known as bruxism, is a side effect of stress. As many as 10 percent of patients at our Boise dental practice show symptoms of bruxism, and most of them don’t even know it! Nighttime teeth grinding can cause a […]
While we all want to have movie-star good looks, as your dentist, I can only help with your teeth. The process of aging, diet, and inadequate dental hygiene can result in teeth that are discolored. Fortunately, teeth whitening in Boise is a quick and effective way to improve your smile and roll back the effects […]
Whether it’s too late to go back in time to prevent the stains in your teeth or you simply have gaps that make you self-conscious, dental veneers are a quick way to transform your smile to movie-star perfection. Our dental practice in East Boise has the perfect solution for patients with less-than-perfect teeth. Read […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sometimes the best way to restore a damaged tooth is with a dental crown. A crown is essentially a “cap” that restores a tooth to it’s normal shape and size. Crowns strengthen and repair the tooth’s structure, even improving the appearance of color, shape, and alignment. There are several reasons why we might recommend a […]
