Dental Blog

This is a busy time of year for us at Times Square Dental. That’s because it hovers over that midpoint on the calendar that many people use to time their dental cleanings and exams. Since we recommend you schedule those regular checkups about twice a year, we see many of our patients when fall rolls around.

It also happens to be an exciting time for fear enthusiasts! You know who you are. You can be found throughout the month of October standing in line for a haunted house. Or maybe you’re standing in the concession line at the local movie theatre to catch the latest slasher film.

The month of October invites some of the best sensory pleasures life has to offer. The smell of clean, cool autumn air, the extraordinary beauty of the changing leaves, and the crisp fall sweater weather… it’s heaven!

But wait… we forgot one very important thing: CANDY! Halloween is one of the few excuses we get to use to indulge our sweet tooth. It’s a delicious joyride on the sugar train! All the favorites of your childhood, Snickers, Reese Cups, Starburst, and Skittles, bring the warm, happy memories of trick-or-treating back to life.

This is one of the best parts about Halloween season! But if you have dental pain because of missing teeth, eating seasonal sweets it’s hardly what you’d consider fun. In fact, it’s the exact opposite!

There’s a game that’s often used to demonstrate how the truth can easily become distorted as it’s passed from person to person. It’s a pretty popular game, and maybe it’s one you’ve played before. Sometimes it’s called The Telephone Game. Other people refer to it as The Rumor Game.

It may be called something different, but the rules are always the same. Everyone forms a circle, and a facilitator will secretly give one person in the circle a message. It can be whispered in their ear or handed to them on a small piece of paper.

Trick-or-treating is just a couple of weeks away, so our team at Times Square Dental wants to help you keep their teeth healthy!

Today, we’re sharing some helpful hints for a healthy Halloween smile despite all the candy the little ones will be collecting soon! As always, you can count on our team in Boise, ID to keep all the smiles in your family healthy and strong!

Call us today at 208-278-1069 fill out our convenient online form to schedule an appointment.

With a fall  smile makeover, you can have the gorgeous smile you’ve always wanted just in time for the holiday party season!

At Times Square Dental, we have a team of talented, skilled cosmetic dentists who want to do all we can to give you the smile of your dreams.

Hear Dr. Hastings talk about how our smile makeover process works and how it can be life-changing for patients.

Call Times Square Dental at 208-278-1069 fill out our convenient online form to schedule an appointment.

What do you expect from your dentist?

At Times Square Dental, we set the bar high so that our patients receive the highest quality dental care available. That’s what we expect from ourselves so that you can have a positive dental experience when you come to our Boise, ID office.

Hear more about what you can expect from us here at Times Square Dental!

Call us today at 208-278-1069 or fill out our convenient online form to schedule an appointment.

To suggest that dental anxiety could be harmful to your health may sound contradictory on the surface. After all, fear can actually be a healthy way to avoid danger and keep you safer. But when fear becomes irrational, it can interfere with things that would actually keep you from harm.

Dental anxiety is a perfect example of how this happens. It’s a fear that millions of people have, so while fairly common, it can stand in the way of good oral health. That’s why our team at Times Square Dental wants to share today’s blog with you.

We are so excited to welcome in a new season here at Times Square Dental because it’s the perfect time to help patients get the beautiful, healthy smiles they’ve always wanted. The weather and the autumn leaves aren’t the only changes taking place over the next few weeks.

It’s also a great chance to put yourself on top of the priority list before the holiday season becomes too hectic to give your wants and needs a second thought. Before you know it, you’ll be trading in those light jackets for gloves and scarves and the shopping centers will be trimmed with garland and twinkling lights.

Maybe it sounds a bit contradictory to suggest that you can prepare for a dental emergency. Isn’t something considered an emergency precisely because you didn’t plan it?

Perhaps. But as with any other type of emergency, medical or otherwise, having a plan in place ahead of time can help things go more smoothly if and when accidents occur.

When it comes to dental emergencies, specifically, knowing what to do can mean the difference between saving a tooth or losing it for good. That’s why our team at Times Square Dental wants to share today’s blog with you about ways to prepare for a dental emergency so you can stay calm, follow some simple steps, and possibly save your smile while you wait to be treated in our Boise, ID dental office.

Bad breath  isn’t just embarrassing. It can also be a symptom of an underlying, more serious health problem.

But we can help! Our team at Times Square Dental can help identify the cause of your persistent bad breath and help you get rid of it for good!

Take a look at this infographic for common causes of bad breath. What might be behind yours?

Call our Boise dental office at 208-278-1069 or feel free to fill out our convenient online form