Dental disease does not go away. Sometimes a headache will subside without treating it.
 But tooth decay and other dental problems only gets worse if it is not taken care of.
 By not getting small cavities or problems taken care of promptly, they can turn into big
 cavities and big dental problems.

 Instead of needing a filling, which is relatively cheap and simple, by not going to the
 dentist to have the small cavities taken care of, it will develop into a larger cavity, and
 may necessitate a very large filling or a root canal or if it is let go too long, it may have
 to be pulled. By that time, there is generally pain connected with it. 

  The cost of large fillings, root canals, crowns, dentures all are much
 more expensive than fillings. The procedures are also a more extensive type of treatment
 that would not be necessary if the dental problem would be taken care of on a timely
 basis.
 
 Sometimes, people go to the dentist only when it hurts. By the time tooth decay hurts,
 the disease has gone too far to treat with just a simple filling. Often when teeth hurt, 
 the person finds that they have to get emergency treatment. Generally, emergency
 treatment involves a disruption in a dental office schedule, inconveniences the patient
 and the dentist, (especially if the pain becomes too severe so that the dentist has to be
 contacted after office hours), the treatment tends to be more involved and serious, and
 is more expensive. 

 Regular visits to the dentist and having dental treatment performed when the problems
 are small, is more cost effective, less painful and helps preserve your teeth longer.

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