Just now, did you feel a great disturbance in the dental force, as if millions of teeth cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced? If you did, keep reading. This doesn’t have to be your patients’ destiny. When patients refuse or delay necessary treatment, it can feel like they’re oblivious to, or powerless against, a moon-sized space station aiming a super-laser directly at their teeth. Even though you’ve explained the situation every way you know how, they underestimate the power of the dark side (in this case, 7mm pockets). By the time they come back, you fear it may be too late. So, how can we save more mouths before treatment delays strike them down? Increasing treatment acceptance rates is the only way.

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