Delaying Dental Treatment

Delaying Dental Treatment

Modern health care has been spectacular in the last 100 years. Most antibiotics were not available until around WW11. This fact sometimes lulls us into a false sense of security that whatever happens we are just a “pill” away from a cure.

Dr. Cardona believes that pain or discomfort is absolute sign that some pathology or disease is going on. This is true for the vast majority of life’s illnesses except for the “silent illnesses”. But taking care of your dental treatment when first diagnosed can prevent this from occurring.

There are several reason patients delay their dental treatment.

. Severe dental anxiety

. Financial problems

. Time issues… their life is just too busy

. It does not bother me…it does not hurt

. Other

Currently, we are treating dental phobic whose dental treatment went form couple thousand dollars to more than 15-20 thousand.

Severe Dental Anxiety patients we offer the following:

. General Anesthesia

. I.V. Sedation in the dental office with a dental anesthesiologist

.Oral pre-medication (xanax)

.Local anesthesia

Financial options and solutions

Dr. Silvia Cardona provides financial options including Care Credit and Spring stone to help facilitate dental treatment acceptance, making treatment more affordable on a monthly basis.

Time issues

Our office is open Tuesday thru Friday 8:30 am to 6PM.

In addition our office block books to maximize your treatment in the available time.

It does not hurt…it does not bother me.

Some patients find themselves not booking or delaying treatment simply because it does not hurt. The problem is we can’t accurately identify those who will break down rapidly versus those who are on a gradual decline. Certainly, home care (brushing and flossing) along with a proper diet helps tremendously. For those with rapid decline…there are protocols that mitigate the response but we cannot predict to what level.

Catching a problem early is much easier to deal with than waiting for the problem to occur. Please call our office today to schedule your appointment.

310 322-1814