Hi. I’m Dr. Gordon West, and today in the Lafayette, CO cosmetic dentist blog, I want to look at some of the conditions that may result in jaw pain. Jaw pain may be caused by sinusitis. Sinusitis is the inflammation of the tissues that line your sinuses, and when these tissues are inflamed, the sinuses…
Hi. I’m Dr. Gordon West. Welcome to my Boulder County dental blog! I find that many of my patients in the Boulder County area get a couple of dental terms mixed up. Today, I would like to clarify the differences between plaque, calculus, and cavities. Plaque is a film that covers teeth – a sticky…
Some Boulder County residents who have a weak or broken tooth may want to research dental crowns as a solution to improve their smile and overall oral health. A crown is really a cap or covering that is tooth-shaped and when it is in place, it will cover the portion of the covered tooth that…
Hello Boulder County! Do you want brighter, whiter teeth? Most Boulder County folks notice their teeth dulling as the years go by, but some foods, drinks, and even mouthwashes can stain teeth at any age. Over-the-counter tooth whitening products like kits, strips, or toothpastes may slightly lighten stains, but for a truly brilliant smile, Dr. Gordon…
Will any of your locally advertised Lafayette, CO teeth whitening options remove the stains from your teeth? The effectiveness of teeth bleaching in Lafayette, CO depends partly on the types of stains. Extrinsic tooth stains are the easiest to remove. These surface stains have not yet penetrated through the enamel into the dentin. Extrinsic stains…
Hello friends of Gordon West DDS, Cosmetic and 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…
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…
Dental visits can be extremely stressful and for some Boulder residents, the dental fear and anxiety associated with a trip to the dentist prevents them from getting the care they need. At Gordon West, DDS, we provide the best oral sedation dentistry available. We will accommodate your needs with minimal, moderate, or deep sedation. Don’t…
At Gordon West DDS, Cosmetic & General Dentistry, we know that we can’t completely fool you. When you receive treatment at our comfortable cosmetic dentistry practice, you won’t actually believe you are at a plush Boulder spa relaxing with cucumbers over your eyes. Just because we can’t recreate an identical Boulder spa experience, that doesn’t…
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Lafayette, CO, dentist Dr. Gordon West offers cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, sedation dentistry and general & family dentistry to patients in Boulder County and the surrounding areas including Boulder, Lafayette, Louisville, Broomfield, Brighton, Longmont, Erie and Denver, Colorado.
