Don’t Forget to Schedule Your Dental Treatment!

Have you postponed or delayed a dental treatment that was recommended during your last hygiene examination? Routine hygiene examinations are a perfect opportunity for dentists to discuss areas of concern with patients. The advancements in technology allow dentists and their team to monitor and recommend treatment as soon as necessary. Patients today lead busy lives. Many have work, family obligations, activities with children, and more that can make appointments difficult to schedule. Delaying recommended treatment can lead to serious complications with oral and overall health. 

Dental Issues Do Not Improve

Unlike other medical conditions, changing eating habits or improving your oral hygiene routine does not improve oral health concerns such as tooth decay or gum disease. In fact, it is the complete opposite. Tooth decay and other oral diseases continue to worsen until there is medical intervention. The longer treatments are delayed and postponed, the higher likelihood that additional treatments will be needed, and eventually the teeth concerned will need to be extracted. 

Don’t Let Nervous Feelings Stand in Your Way

If you have been delaying dental treatment due to anxiety, fear or phobia, it is important to be honest with your dentist about how you are feeling. It is not uncommon to experience some nervous feelings, especially before an extensive treatment, but delaying treatment or dental care completely is cause for concern. Delaying a needed treatment only leads to further dental issues and the need for additional treatments, adding to the time in the dentist’s chair. Dr. Krochak specializes in treating patients with nervous feelings or phobias about the dentist and offers a unique approach that involves helping patients get to the root of the problem without using sedation or other medical intervention. 

Not all dentists have the knowledge and proper training to effectively treat patients with dental anxiety or phobias. The main goal is to help patients get the dental care they need and deserve in a timely fashion. For more information, you can contact Dr. Michael Krochak at:

drk@nycsmilespacom

NYC Smile Spa

30 E. 60th St., Rm 1201

New York, NY 10022

(212) 838-2900