If you are afraid of the dentist and have not had a check-up in years, today’s post is for you. Good news! Dentistry in the Lafayette area and around Colorado is nothing like it was when you were a kid. (Even if you’re still a kid, we invite you to keep reading.) There Is No…
Dentistry offer 6 ways to prepare yourself mentally, emotionally and physically before your big dental day.
Sometimes the infection can be so advanced that not even the anesthetics will function, that is why sedation dentistry is so handy.
Hello friends of Gordon West DDS, Cosmetic & General Dentistry! Close your eyes. Picture the most beautiful smile you have ever seen. Perhaps it is the smile of your significant other. Perhaps it is your favorite actor, actress, or singer. What makes this smile memorable? The brilliant color? The beautiful translucency? The pleasing shape? The…
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….
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…
Benjamin Franklin once said: It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them. This holds true for almost everything in life, including dental care. For parents in the Boulder County area, teaching your children good oral hygiene techniques early in life will help them avoid the lifelong consequences. If you wait too long…
Welcome to the Gordon West DDS, Cosmetic & General Dentistry dental blog! I am Dr. Gordon West. Perhaps you have heard that cosmetic dentistry procedures can totally transform a smile. You may be a little skeptical of the claims, after all, the promise of total transformation is a tall order. Are smile makeovers really possible?…
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…
Have you noticed endless pictures coming out of Hollywood featuring celebrities with perfect smiles, even photos of actors and actresses who didn’t have the best teeth early in their careers? Can ordinary Boulder people obtain a celebrity-caliber smile? Absolutely! In recent years there has been a significant increase in the accessibility of state-of-the-art cosmetic dentistry…