My dentist recently gave me fillings to replace the lost enamel of nine teeth, and four of these fillings keep falling out. Repeatedly. One of the molar fillings has fallen out three times. One of my canine fillings has fallen out twice. Is this common? Could he be using poor quality materials? Is it indicative of something else being wrong? Should I find a new dentist?
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posted by Calamity Jen
on May 3, 2013 -
11 answers
I have fillings that need to be replaced, and I need to decide whether I want amalgam or composite fillings. I may also need a new crown, and I need to decide whether I want the basic option or to upgrade. How do I decide?
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posted by insectosaurus
on Mar 26, 2013 -
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So, I cracked one of my lower molars and it now needs to be crowned. My dentist is planning to perform a root canal on the tooth before crowning it, but I'm not sure if it is necessary.
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posted by defreckled
on Feb 5, 2013 -
12 answers
My new dentist recommended I get buccal fillings and I'd like to know more about this as I have several teeth affected.
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posted by hoppytoad
on Mar 13, 2011 -
5 answers
I'm highly upset. Against my initial instincts, I allowed a dentist to put three fillings in my mouth last Monday. Almost a week later, my mouth is STILL hurting. I've been told by others this is not normal. Beyond that, I found out after the fillings were put in place, they were amalgam. I had assumed they would be composite since my other filling was composite (put in by another dentist years ago). I need advice.
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posted by GeniPalm
on Mar 5, 2011 -
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Pain when chewing with a composite filling. Will I need (yet another) root canal? And what's up with my teeth, anyway?!
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posted by PhoBWanKenobi
on May 10, 2010 -
7 answers
How careful do I need to be with eating and brushing around a large temporary filling from a root canal in progress?
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posted by I, Slobot
on Jul 1, 2009 -
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I've just had 3 white enamel fillings in the bottom-left corner of my mouth. Looking in the mirror, I now have a small bluish-gray mark at the nearest 'peak' of each molar. Should I be worried?
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posted by Kirn
on Aug 21, 2008 -
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I keep losing the same buckle filling again and again. Should I just suck it up and tell my dentist to give me a cap instead?
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posted by Unicorn on the cob
on Apr 28, 2008 -
7 answers
My teeth are a mess. I have a major lifelong grinding and chewing problem. The bottom set are very worn down, the top front teeth have crumbled in the past from chewing and I have crowns. I have numerous fillings and root canals and there are ominous cracks in several others. Is there a way I could solve this problem once and for all? I'm talking about fixing the teeth falling apart, not curbing the grinding. Assume cost is not an obstacle.
posted by vizsla
on Apr 2, 2007 -
19 answers
DentalFilter: Anybody else have their amalgam fillings replaced because they're old--NOT because you were worried about their possible harmfulness?
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posted by lilybeane
on Feb 20, 2006 -
18 answers
