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4 Reasons To Have Your Cavities Treated As Soon As Possible
Eleanor Crawford
You go to your biannual dentist check-up, and your dentist finds a cavity while looking at your x-ray. You might want to put off having your cavity filled; after all, getting your tooth drilled isn't exactly a fun time. However, it's important that you get any tooth decay treated as soon as possible. Here are four reasons you shouldn't put off treatment for cavities:
1. Avoid pain.
Not all cavities hurt right away. You may not even know that you have a cavity until you pay a visit to the dentist's office for an x-ray. If your cavity is painless, consider yourself lucky. Unfortunately, your cavity may not remain painless forever. As cavities get deeper, the decay gets closer to the root of your tooth where all your nerves are. If bacteria and infection reaches your tooth's nerve, you could be in for severe pain. Avoid this problem entirely by having your cavities treated as soon as they're diagnosed.
2. Save money.
It can be tempting to put off getting your cavities filled because you want to avoid the cost. However, smaller cavities are easier and less costly to fill. It costs around $250 to fill a cavity without insurance. Meanwhile, it can cost over $1,000 for root canal treatment and a crown, according to Authority Dental. Prompt treatment of cavities can save you a lot of money in the long run.
3. Preserve your teeth.
Unlike other parts of your body that can regenerate after an injury, your teeth can't heal themselves. Once you're an adult, the teeth you have are the ones you're stuck with for the rest of your life. That's why it's very important to take good care of your teeth. Having cavities filled in a timely manner can preserve as much of your natural tooth as possible. When left alone, tooth decay can worsen, and you may end up needing a root canal. The root canal procedure will get rid of an infected tooth root, but it will also severely weaken your tooth.
4. Utilize your insurance.
Most dental insurance plans offer benefits based on the calendar year. This means that during any given year, they will cover treatment up to a certain dollar amount. By having your cavities treated as soon as they're discovered, you won't find yourself with many cavities to fill all at one time in the future, which might exceed the limits of your yearly coverage. It's important to use your dental insurance benefits each year, since they don't roll over into the next year.
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