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Is Gum Disease Reversible?
Is gum disease reversible? Yes, and no. If caught early, at the Gingivitis stage, gum disease is reversible. If Gingivitis progresses to Periodontal disease, it is not reversible, but you can stop it from progressing and getting worse. This is why it’s so important to...
Tooth Extraction
At Boulder Dental Arts we are in the business of keeping your teeth healthy, strong, and functional. However, they frequently reach their natural limit and need to be removed. This can occur due to a myriad of reasons, from extensive decay to physical fracture to...
Interproximal Care—AKA Flossing
Patients at Boulder Dental Arts always want to know which type of floss is the best. My answer is, whichever floss you’re actually going to use! You can purchase the most high-end expensive floss on the market, but if you’re never going to use it, it does you no good....
The Issue with Dental Sealants
Sealants are a right of passage for most of us. We have them placed as kids and our worries are gone. They are liquidy filling material that travels into the deep groves of our molars, blocking them off and protecting the tooth from a cavity. It's like a protective...
Isodry Technology Improves Comfort & Efficiency
You can probably remember a number of dental appointments where a smattering of tools ended up in your mouth simultaneously. A hygienist working on your teeth while another dental assistant followed behind with the suction tool. Fortunately, there is a new tool on the...
Platelet-Rich Plasma or PRP Treatment
What is PRP and how does it aid in healing? You may have heard the buzz about PRP or PRF in regards to joint surgery alternatives, cosmetic enhancements, or perhaps your vet is using it in therapy for your dog. Doctors in every field are embracing this technique....
Flossing, Gnashing Your Teeth and Cavities
Is Not Flossing What's Really Causing Cavities? So about that whole flossing thing…. It turns out we might have been wrong. And ironically we may have made everything worse. Wait, what? Ok, I won’t come out and say flossing doesn’t matter. It does, you will have gum...
Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease
Patricia Saxon here, hygienist at Boulder Dental Arts. We’re going to talk about Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease today. How do you know if you have it? You need to come to us to find out! But there are a few things that you will notice: Gingivitis Causes...
Manual vs. Electric Toothbrushes | BDA Busts the Myth (Video)
In this month's video series, Boulder Dental Arts discusses toothbrushes. Many people have electric toothbrushes, and many people still use the old fashioned stick with bristles. Who is right? Well, everybody is right if their teeth are healthy. But as far as doing...
Flossing Habits 101 with Boulder Dental Arts
You walk into the dentist office, and what is the first thing you expect to hear? "Do you floss?" You probably even prepared your response about your flossing habits before walking through the door. But we're a different breed of dentist. Does everyone in the staff at...
Gum Brushing 101 Video
Gum Brushing 101 with Boulder Dental Arts Patricia Saxon of Boulder Dental Arts here to share our first in a series of informational videos. We will be discussing all of your frequently asked questions here at Boulder Dental Arts, starting with proper toothbrushing...
Radiation-Free Dentistry now at Boulder Dental Arts
State of the Art Dental Imaging System Improves Patient Care This is a game changer in dentistry. I am both extremely excited to have this in our arsenal, and frightened that the technology wasn't here sooner. How many cavities have we been missing??? Using NO...
Wisdom Teeth – Nature’s cruel joke? Yes.
Congratulations! You’ve made it through most of high school, you are thinking about SATs, applying to colleges, the Justin Beiber concert this weekend (or whatever it is you kids listen to,) and of course your wisdom teeth. Our wisdom teeth begin developing very...
Boulder Tooth Whitening – The Basics
Boulder Dental Arts discusses the fundamentals of tooth whitening procedures One of the most common requests from patients is for whiter teeth. It also happens to be one of the fastest, simplest, and most economical ways to improve your looks, when weighed against...
Cracked Teeth, bruxism, night guards – Hmm.
If you’ve spent any amount of time in Colorado chances are your windshield has at least half a dozen chips and cracks. It’s almost a badge of honor. I am determined to see how far I can push mine before it finally implodes into my eyes in a terrifying hail of glass...
The Silver Filling
Ask anyone born before 1985 to open their mouth and they will look at you strangely, but if you’re persistent you will see a mouth full of mercury or amalgam fillings. For generations, those old workhorses of restoration were used to fill cavities. And they were good. Long-lasting, strong, wear-resistant. Wonderful! Who could ask for anything more? Well, maybe something without a lethal heavy metal? Or perhaps a material that blends slightly better than black on white?
Filling the Gap: Boulder Dental Arts Practices a New Kind of Dentistry
Bethany Morris writes for Boulder Lifestyle Magazine about Boulder Dental Arts friendly and upbeat atmosphere. When Dr. Jeffrey Patrician left the East Coast for the mountains of the Wild West, he brought with him a vision of a new kind of dentistry. Dentistry is in...
Is Your Dentist Glutening You?
Dave Barber writes for Gluten Free Magazine about Boulder Dental Arts and gluten-free dentistry. I love going to the dentist. Yep, I’m one of those. I love the scraping and the picking and the general discomfort of the whole procedure. It’s like getting a tattoo or...
Gluten-free dentistry? Yes, that’s a thing.
Dental patients can opt out of products containing gluten Gluten-free dentistry? Yes! We are becoming increasingly aware of the impact gluten has on our health and wellness. A growing number of people are finding that removing gluten from their diets leads to more...
The Daily Camera Discusses BDA
The Daily Camera stops by Boulder Dental Arts to discuss gluten-free dentistry. "It is funny. But it's also legitimate," says dentist Jeffrey Patrician, who opened his office in Boulder a little more than six months ago at 4520 Broadway. "They either laugh at it or...
Gluten-Free dentistry? Yes, that’s actually a thing.
Dental patients can opt out of products containing gluten Yes! We are becoming increasingly aware of the impact gluten has on our health and wellness. A growing number of people are finding that removing gluten from their diets leads to more energy, better...
Welcome to Word of Mouth
Welcome to what is soon to become the most fabulous dental blog on earth. Learn everything you never knew you wanted to know about oral hygiene, gluten-free dentistry, and then some.