If your teeth don’t hurt, do you still need to go to the dentist?

thanks for sharing, good read/share.

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@ Delta Dental: My teeth don't hurt; fortunately.

If it reaches the point they hurt You already have a problem that could have been prevented.

In the Military we call this PMS "Preventive Maintenance Services." It is just common sense!

Except for the fact that you almost have to be independently wealthy to afford Dental insurance.

Absolutely you do, I put my dental off for o we 12 years after I retired. I just paid as much as a small car for their repair.

Not all problems lead to pain. Your teeth can still rot & not hurt. That usually means you also need a root canal at that point. A good dentist will also examine your mouth for suspicious lesions possibly from cancer as well.

All I can say is that in half a century of life I never had mouth pain or issues until I allowed comments like these influence my judgement and I went to see the dentist. It wasn't until that night and several days after that I finally got to experience what mouth pain felt like. In retrospect, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

For the record, my dad had ritual like dental hygiene and never complained about teeth issue and never went to the dentist. Full disclosure: he never ate junk food or sweets either.

I use to only go to the dentist to have teeth pulled or stop the pain. Then I grew up and found how important the teeth were for health reasons. Now it is twice a year cleaning with occasional fillings replacement. My mouth feels a lot better now.