When was the last time you visited your dentist in Ocala? I’m sure there are many reasons that you can come up with as to why you haven’t been seeing your dental health professional every 6 months. Have you been too busy with work? You can’t find time between taking the kids to school and sporting events? Whatever reason you may have, is it more important than keeping your oral and overall health up to par? The answer is simply no. Your health should be your priority. After all, a healthy mouth keeps your body healthy. Here are 5 reasons why it’s so important to keep all your routine dental appointments.

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Recent studies have shown that dental problems account for countless emergency room visits a year. Believe it or not, according to the Journal of Endodontics, the hospitalizations for dental abscesses has increased by more than 40%! After studying the patients for a period of time, 66 patients just of those studied inevitably died from their dental abscess even after being hospitalized. “The seriousness of dental infections that go untreated or are treated too late is a bigger problem than we had estimated,” says Dr. Frank Catalanotto, chairman at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Dr. Weldon of Weldon General & Cosmetic Dentistry couldn’t agree more—especially about the prevention aspect.

So, what happens when you have an infected tooth? How can you catch it at an early stage and seek help from our dental practice? Let’s explore tooth abscesses and how your Ocala emergency dentist treats them.

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