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Well I know I said I wasn’t gonna update again but still feeling down. Just feel like all my teeth with fillings are doomed. When I had my fillings as a kid, nobody really explained to me the life cycle of a tooth with fillings.
Fillings can last a very long time, depending on your own habits (diet, cleaning etc.) and how well they were made in the first place (we have some tips for finding a good dentist here). Here are some threads which might be useful:
How long do fillings last?
I already have one filling in my front tooth and I’m going to get the rest done in two weeks. So my four upper front teeth need fillings. I think they’re called composite fillings? I forgot to ask my dentist, how long do they last? I’m scared that one day I’m going to bite down on food and...
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Do fillings need to be replaced every so often?
So I have had this fear before but would like to maybe address the question a bit more. I have 8 fillings after years of neglect due to anxiety and emotional abuse (I was trapped in a bad domestic abuse situation), and I am on the downward side of stabilizing my life again. One thing that I...
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So even though some fillings may need replacing somewhere along the line, it's not as if they'll all catastrophically break down every so many years ?.