[jollyllama]

She's going in for cleanings. If she's not experiencing problems, what does that tell you about the prognoses she's receiving?

[Suppafly]

>If she's not experiencing problems

Subjectively not experiencing problems isn't really in indication of good health though.

[jollyllama]

For teeth, over a long enough timeline, it is. If nothing starts hurting, the tooth is fine.

[Loughla]

That sometimes problems don't hurt until they're serious problems?

I would rather have a tooth taken care of before I need a root canal?