Dr. Bradley Hammond

Did you know that 50% of the bacteria in your mouth live on the surface of your tongue? Also, a tongue cleaning is the single most important step you can take toward diminishing bad breath. We all know just how important brushing and flossing is to our oral health, and sometimes tongue scraping takes a […]

It’s easy for people to not realize what they have until it’s gone. Imagine what it would be like if you were missing one of your front teeth? You’d probably be a bit embarrassed smiling and talking, and not to mention eating would feel pretty abnormal as well. The good news is that taking preventative […]

Dermal Fillers: While growing older is a part of life in which we have no control over, facial aging can be stalled with various cosmetic procedures. Facial fillers are a common procedure we offer at Northwest Valley Oral and Facial Surgery. Years ago, if you wanted to diminish wrinkly, saggy skin, facelifts were the only […]

Although she’s an enthusiastic aficionado of the martial arts, Jillian Michaels — fitness guru, television personality and popular author — hasn’t had a dental accident in years. That’s because, these days, she always wears a mouthguard when she’s participating in a potentially dangerous activity. But she wasn’t always so lucky: a childhood accident at the […]

You may have heard the term “edentulous”, a term that describes someone that has no teeth. Incredibly, more than 35 million Americans do not have any teeth. Despite advances in dentistry, this number is expected to grow in the next two decades along with an aging baby boomer generation. Tooth loss commonly results from decay […]

Patients everywhere have noticed how implant dentistry has become mainstream dentistry. The number of dentists overall who are restoring implants has rapidly risen also. Much of this interest and growing awareness can be attributed to the media and the evolving nature of dentistry. For example, contributing factors to implant growth has been flapless surgery and […]

Dental implant replacement of teeth has become one of the most predictable and successful of all procedures in dentistry. Indeed, implant treatment has changed the way we think about dental treatment options and redefined treatment plans. Previous “heroic” efforts to save marginal teeth such as root amputation, hemi–sectioning of teeth, tooth transplantation, long-span dental bridges, […]

Most people are familiar with third molars, more commonly known as “wisdom teeth”.  It is usually suggested that a young adult entering the “age of wisdom” have any existing wisdom teeth removed prior to developing any problems. Because most people’s mouth do not have room for these third sets of molars, the remaining wisdom teeth […]

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