"IT DOESN'T HURT". It makes sense from a patient's point of view to not do dental work unless it hurts. But, THINK ABOUT THIS: An accident doesn't hurt unless an injury happens - but you TRY to drive safely anyway.
If you are a HEALTH-CONSCIOUS PATIENT, how can a patient know the RIGHT time to do dental treatment? ASK a dentist you TRUST. This patient was told by his previous dentist that he doesn't need to do anything until it hurts. WRONG. Waiting to address this NON-PAINFUL chronic tooth infection led to MORE DISCOMFORT, MORE BONE LOSS and MORE COST to replace the tooth.
We KNOW that chronic tooth infections can lead to and exacerbate PROBLEMS all over your BODY.
LISTEN, it's your BODY and you never have to do ANYTHING. But, if prevention and TAKING CONTROL of your health is a PRIORITY for you - ASK the QUESTIONS you NEED to have COMPLETE INFORMATION about YOUR HEALTH. Nobody is going to care more about YOUR HEALTH than YOU.