Northampton Dentists Advise Against Delaying Dental Appointments

“However, routine dental visits shouldn’t be cut back on. Sacrificing regular dental appointments may save money now, but doesn’t pay off over time. If your dentist detects a problem when it’s at an early stage, he or she will be able to treat it more easily and less expensively than if it’s found later.” Prevention is an essential factor in lifelong dental health.

“Many conditions can be avoided if they’re discovered early,” says Northampton dentist, Dr. Lisa Emirizian. “Conditions such as oral cancer, decay, abscesses, gum infections, tooth wear, and enamel erosion can all be treated more successfully early on.” However, if they’re neglected, such problems grow more serious, and more expensive to fix.

For example, a little cavity left untreated can spread to the tooth’s nerve and create an infection or abscess. This is the point at which a patient finally experiences discomfort and knows that there’s something wrong. However, rather than a simple filling, the dentist now must use a more complicated and costly process. “Don’t wait until it causes you pain,” says Dr. Mariano, a Northampton dentist. “If you have pain, the problem is usually more serious and problematic to fix.”

In addition, the Northampton dentists observe that a healthy mouth is essential to a healthy body. An infection which begins in the mouth can spread to other parts of your body. Researchers have found links between gum disease and other health problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, arthritis, premature births, and many more.

Also, a dentist is frequently the first health care practitioner to detect alterations in a patient’s physical condition. For example, diabetics experience diseased gums more frequently because their infection-fighting capability is diminished. “We see this frequently,” explains Dr. Emirizian. “For instance, a patient has a check-up, but has experienced a severe gum infection in the last half year. Sometimes the patient also has an unexplained weight loss. We recommend that the patient visits his or her physician. More often than not, he or she has undiagnosed diabetes.”

“Routine check-ups can help find and avoid a variety of health problems," notes Dr. Emirizian, a Northampton cosmetic dentist (with another office in East Longmeadow). “But we can’t help if the patients don’t visit.”

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