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,…
Porcelain Crowns
Boulder Dental Patients Want A Choice In Dental Fillings
With all the talk in Boulder of multi-procedure smile makeovers involving veneers, porcelain crowns, bridges, teeth whitening, dental implants, and invisible braces, sometimes the traditional dental filling is overlooked. If a cavity progresses no further than a filling, Colorado cosmetic dental patients can avoid more extensive and invasive treatments. Today, let’s talk about dental fillings.…
Embarrassed By Your Teeth In Lafayette?
What is a beautiful smile worth? Men and women who have received a smile makeover at Gordon West DDS, Cosmetic & General Dentistry in Lafayette, CO say it was worth every penny. Your smile is a part of you that you share with your family, friends, and colleagues every day. An attractive smile creates confidence.…
Does My Boulder Dentist Care About My Diet?
When people in the Boulder area think of diet and oral health, they probably think about the damage sweet drinks can cause to teeth. While it’s true that these sugars cause increased acidity in the mouth and lead to tooth decay, soda and sugary-fruit drinks are only part of the issue. The typical American diet…
What is a Canted Midline?
Dr. Gordon West considers many factors when designing a smile for a Boulder smile makeover client. One of the smile design elements involved is the facial midline. The facial midline can be determined by drawing an imaginary line from the center of the eyebrows to the center of the two peaks in the top lip…
Lafayette Tooth Restoration: Dental Implants and Dental Bridges
When my Lafayette clients ask me about Lafayette tooth restoration, I usually tell them about fixed (or ‘traditional’) dental bridges or dental implants.