Dental issues can range from mild to quite serious. Your emergency dentist will determine how severe your dental issue is. It’s important to know the difference. A serious problem can diminish your total health. The Range of Severity Your emergency dentist will decide what tier of care you need. You may need emergency or urgent care, or a simple routine …
Read MoreYour Kalamazoo Dentist Has An Important Message From Their Hygiene Team!
At Briarwood Valley Dentistry – your Kalamazoo dentist – we practice what we preach. Proof positive of our commitment to optimal preventive oral health care is our wonderful registered dental hygienists. Their goal is to help you to achieve and maintain the optimal oral health that supports a beautiful smile, through diagnostic assessment, prevention, and education. Here’s how your hygienist …
Read MoreYour TMJ Dentist In Kalamazoo Can Stop The Pain
If you clench your jaws, grind your teeth, or have an unbalanced bite, eventually your chewing muscles can become fatigued, shorten, and go into painful spasms. Pain that originates in your jaw joints (TMJ) can spread to your temples or the back of your head and trigger migraines. It can also cause chronic neck, back, and shoulder pain. Why do …
Read MoreSay So Long To Tooth Stains – With Teeth Whitening!
When you’re unhappy with your smile, it can change how you look at the world – and how you feel others look at you. For many people, the color of their teeth has a big impact on how they feel about their smile. Are you one of them? At Briarwood Valley Dentistry, as your dentist in Kalamazoo, we’d like to …
Read MoreDental Sealants Help You Save Money & Protect Your Family’s Smiles
At Briarwood Valley Dentistry, as a dentist in Kalamazoo, we routinely recommend dental sealants for kids because their chewing teeth have folds and buckles that trap food, which is often missed by their budding brushing habits. Sealants can effectively reduce the occurrence of cavities. The best part? Adults of all ages can benefit from teeth sealants too. According to the …
Read MoreA Night Guard In Kalamazoo Will Prevent Grinding Damage
Your tooth enamel is the strongest substance in your entire body. This strong but brittle tooth layer is made up of 96% mineral content, but that doesn’t make it invincible. In fact, if you’re among the estimated 13% of people who clench or grind their teeth, you could be causing serious damage. At Briarwood Valley Dentistry, we don’t want to …
Read MoreBoost Your Smile Potential with A Dental Bridge in Kalamazoo
Getting a smile boost is about more than vanity. By repairing problems like missing or damaged teeth with crowns or a dental bridge in Kalamazoo, you can have the pleasing – and functional – smile you’ve always dreamed about. How do I know if I am a candidate for dental crown or bridge treatment? A dental crown is recommended for …
Read MoreDentures Could Be Your Total Smile Solution
As your dentist in Kalamazoo, at Briarwood Valley Dentistry, we provide full & partial dentures and can restore your natural appearance and your ability to eat and speak. For many people, dentures remain the treatment of choice for missing teeth. Dentures are removable, custom-fitted replacement teeth that are crafted from strong, durable materials like acrylic resin which can be reinforced …
Read MoreDental Bonding For A Beautiful Smile
Your smile makes a statement – it speaks volumes without a single word being uttered. But if you’re unhappy with your teeth, you aren’t putting your best smile forward. One of the techniques we use as a dentist in Kalamazoo that repairs smiles with excellent results is dental bonding. It can beautifully transform imperfections and damage, helping you smile with …
Read MoreDental Crowns Can Protect And Reignite Your Smile
At Briarwood Valley Dentistry, many of our patients have had dental crowns (or crown & bridge treatment) to restore their beautiful smiles. But many haven’t, and we often get questions about what a crown is and why we would place one. We’re glad to take a moment today to give you a general overview and let you know why this …
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