"Don't wait until it hurts before you do treatment." It seems like a rather obvious truth, yet some of us don't live by it. The temptation to procrastinate treatment seems to be universal. After all, how many stories have we heard about unnecessary surgeries, or, worse yet, surgeries in which the patient's symptoms and primary complaint were not resolved or even made worse? We have also all heard stories about dubious treatment done only for the reason of enriching the care giver. All of these stories have made us a little cynical of treatment, I think. Quite frankly, I am not the favorite for people to come see either. Don't worry, I don't take offense! Most people view dental work as unpleasant and I think that some would rather pretend their mouths were healthy in order to avoid the experience of having things taken care of. And of course there's the expense of getting treatment done. As a dentist, I feel so grateful for all of you patients o