Dental Infographic: Your weekly infographic - Emergency Room Dentists

More and more, Americans are making trips to the emergency room for routine, preventable dental problems that have escalated into serious, sometimes life-threatening situations due to lack of proper treatment.

This infographic from Frugal Dad explores what's behind this troubling trend - lack of dental benefits combined with poor personal oral hygiene, plus much more - and adds up the toll, ultimately spelling out the importance of general dentists and the early intervention they provide.

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