Boulder: Is Your Low-Carb Diet Giving You Dragon Breath?
Many residents in the Boulder, Boulder County, and Lafayette, CO area mistakenly believe that all bad breath is linked to insufficient brushing.
Healthy Smiles For Colorado Kids
I’m Dr. Gordon West. I want to remind Lafayette parents that oral health is an intrinsic component of overall health.
5 Ways To Floss Daily In Lafayette
Hello Boulder! If you want to floss regularly but are too tired at night, this post is for you. In our Gordon West DDS, Cosmetic & General Dentistry blog, we want to give you a few ideas for unique times to floss and keep your teeth and gums healthy. 1. If you’re an early riser,…
“Call Teeth What You Will, Just Keep Them Healthy, Boulder!”
Chompers. Pearly Whites. Dents. Gnashers. Grill. Here in Lafayette, Colorado we have a lot of fun ways to refer to our teeth. And while you can switch up what you call them, you should never switch up a well-engrained oral health routine. Making time in your busy Boulder or Boulder County day to brush and…
Why Sports Drinks Put Teeth At Risk In Lafayette, CO
Most health-conscious individuals in the Boulder, Boulder County and Boulder area exercise regularly, and many turn to sports drinks for hydration. While it’s true that they help maintain electrolyte levels in the body (and pose fewer health risks than energy drinks), their acidity can erode tooth enamel. And when tooth enamel erodes, those pearly whites…
Boulder Mouths And Stomatitis
Ouch! The mouth is not a fun place for injuries, sores, or inflammation. It seems that even the smallest irritation in the mouth can cause serious discomfort for Boulder County dental patients. These non-specific irritations in the mouth have a name. They are called stomatitis. A good general definition for stomatitis is the inflammation of…
Celebrating The Past And Looking To The Future At Gordon West DDS, Cosmetic & General Dentistry
It has now been 150 years since the first dental license was issued to Sir John Tomes. Lafayette, CO area dental patients should be grateful for the advances made in dentistry during the past 150 years. There was a time when local blacksmiths and wig makers would also extract teeth with forceps to make a…
Energy Drink Warning For Boulder County
Hello. I’m Dr. Gordon West. Welcome to my Boulder County dental blog. Today’s topic is energy drinks and the damage they can cause to your teeth. I am seeing more and more Boulder County area teens and adults with tooth enamel erosion caused by frequent consumption of sport drinks. Most of these cosmetic dentistry patients…
Teeth: What Have They Done For You Lately?
Welcome to the Lafayette, CO dental blog! Today we are going to look at the secret life of our teeth. The shape of each tooth gives a clue to what it does. The incisors, or your front teeth, are sharp. They need to be because they are there to cut food and their curvature helps…
Eruption Charts: Not As Scary As They Sound
Hello Boulder County! Thanks for visiting the Boulder County Smiles dental blog. Today we’re talking about eruption charts and what they are used for. First, an eruption chart is simply a listing of the different types of teeth in the mouth and when, on average, they come out, or ‘erupt’, from the gums. A primary…
