Julia Wolfe is our Super Star Cavity Free Winner this Month! Congrats Julia! The Summit Dental Super Star Cavity Free Program was created to to show recognition to those special patients who demonstrate excellent home care in between dental visits and therefore have no cavities when they come in for their dental check-up. All children…
Madison Catlin is our Super Star Cavity Free Winner this Month! Congrats Madison! The Summit Dental Super Star Cavity Free Program was created to to show recognition to those special patients who demonstrate excellent home care in between dental visits and therefore have no cavities when they come in for their dental check-up. All children…
Summit Dental will be breaking ground on our new office building starting next month. We are all very excited and we will continue updating everyone as the building progresses. Right now we are just looking forward to breaking ground!!
There have been some questions lately directed towards Boise Dentists about the presence of Bisphenol A (BPA) in dental materials that we use for treatment. BPA has been a hot topic in the news over the recent past and is mostly in response to consumer goods such as plastic bottles or linings in cans that contain…
Getting the kids back to school can be a busy time of year, but it is also a good reminder to make an appointment for a dental cleaning and check-up exam. There can be many distractions for younger children when getting back into the routine of being in the classroom. It is important that their teeth and…
Rarely is there a day that goes by that as Boise Dentists we do not see a patient with a case of tooth abrasion caused by over aggressive tooth brushing. This usually presents itself as a saucer shaped concavity near the gum line of the teeth. A lot of the time patients report some generalized sensitivity as well…
Teeth whitening trays to help prevent tooth decay: Advice from Boise Dentists There has been a recent article published by the Journal of the American Dental Association stating that there is some positive research to help support this theory. The study conducted involved a tooth-bleaching agent carbamide peroxide (CP) at a 10% concentration and its…
This question has been asked many times and the answer really depends on each individual. The article below is very concise and informative on why some wisdom teeth are recommended for removal or “extraction”. As a general rule it is better to have the wisdom teeth removed at a younger age, late teens or early…
There are some added benefits to chewing sugarfree gum in addition to freshening your breath. An ingredient called xylitol is used by a lot of the mainstream sugarfree gum makers. Xylitol is a sugar-alcohol and has a different chemical make up than regular granulated sugar. The sugar-alcohol interferes with the bacteria in your mouth and…
I have often been asked which comes first, brushing or flossing. It turns out that the sequence is not what is important. Rather, it is the action of brushing and flossing that makes the difference. Here is an article from the ADA addressing the subject. Should I Brush or Floss First? The sequence makes no…
