Delaying Treatment

Putting off recommended treatment is never a good idea, but particularly in dentistry it is guaranteed to aggravate the condition and require even more work down the line. Weather we are talking about some recurrent decay under an old restoration or gum disease, procrastination will ensure more involved treatment and irreversible damage in the future. An old silver filling that is defective can usually be excavated and restored with an onlay, but the same tooth ~6months to a year later may require root canal therapy, post and crown. A relatively mild case of gingivitis, if untreated can escalate into periodontitis and permanent bone loss. So always remember that just like life in general, if problems are ignored they will come back to haunt you!