Many people tend to ignore their dental issues and delay seeking treatment, hoping that they may gradually get better as time goes by. In most cases, unfortunately, instead of getting better, the issues just go from bad to worse.

    Therefore, it’s suggested to seek a professional evaluation and timely treatment from a dentist. If left untreated, the condition is set to get worse and bring about bigger problems. 

    Here comes some examples. 

    At the early stage of dental caries, it is demonstrated as black dots or lines on teeth, causing no discomfort and pain. Thus you usually don’t take it serious. As it progresses, there is a so severe toothache that you cannot ignore it any more. After an examination, your dentist tell you that a root canal therapy is required since the caries has reached the pulp chamber. At that moment, you will definitely regret not having it filled earlier. If you seek timely treatment, it’s only a simple filling procedure that you will need. And you will suffer and pay less as well. Relevant article: What are Black Lines on Molars?

    When there is bleeding gums along with bad breath, you think it’s not a big deal. Gradually, there is occurrence of longer teeth, receding gums, red and swollen gums accompanied by a severe pain. Following some tests, you are informed that you are suffering from chronic periodontitis which requires dental care on a long-term basis.

    With inflammation around wisdom teeth, you think the pain will be gone by itself a few days later. So you just leave it alone, even when you are preparing for pregnancy. After you conceive, the inflammation happens again and causes severe pain which you can no longer stand. When you reach your dentist, however, he tells you that extraction is not allowed during pregnancy. And you have to endure the issue until your delivery.

    Considering your age, you regard it unnecessary to seek braces to correct your teeth misalignment. As a result, it raises the difficulty of effectively cleaning the teeth because of the crowding. And you end up being frequently haunted by issues like food entrapment and toothache.

    At the very beginning, there is merely one tooth falling out, but you fail to seek a timely replacement for it. A few years later, surprisingly you find its adjacent teeth grow tilted, which takes a toll on not only aesthetics but also masticatory performance. You think it’s time to seek a dental prosthesis, but only being informed that you need to conduct orthodontics first to straighten the inclined teeth before seeking a prosthetic tooth.

    In brief, treatment delay will leave you nothing but worse conditions. Therefore, when there is sign of any dental issues, it’s of great necessity to seek treatment in a timely manner, preventing bigger problems down the road. 

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