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silvercat
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Hi sorry for the second question today but this has got some what confused. My current dentist has told me that four teeth that I once had fillings in (on the cheek side low down at the top of the root) are fine. They had fillings that my old dentist had put in that had lasted for 15 odd years. Then when he sold the practice to my current dentist the fillings fell out she replaced them and within weeks they fell out again, she then redid them a second time and within a couple of months they fell out again. She then said they kept falling out because of the way I was brushing my teeth and that she could not fill them again. That was five years ago since then she has constantly said they are fine that they have remineralised and are stable and I do not get any pain or sensitivity from them at all however they are clearly drak brown almost black and form deep pockets into the side of the teeth.
Now yesterday when I saw my Girlfriends dentist (who incidentally was using much more modern dental equipment i.e took pics of the teeth and showed me them (my old dentist does not have this technology) and was wearing loupes my old dentist never wears loupes. has advised that I get these teeth filled again? I am just completely confused and don't know what to do. The old dentist says that refilling the tooth is bad as each time it's done part of the tooth is lost and will weaken it. My girlfiends dentist recommends that I get them refilled? Im just bamboozled as what to do. Im also worried that if they are filled again will we hit the root and cause damage that will lead to root canal surgery. As ive said Im just totally confused and don't know what to do this on top of my crown worries is just stressing me out so much. Thanks again.
Now yesterday when I saw my Girlfriends dentist (who incidentally was using much more modern dental equipment i.e took pics of the teeth and showed me them (my old dentist does not have this technology) and was wearing loupes my old dentist never wears loupes. has advised that I get these teeth filled again? I am just completely confused and don't know what to do. The old dentist says that refilling the tooth is bad as each time it's done part of the tooth is lost and will weaken it. My girlfiends dentist recommends that I get them refilled? Im just bamboozled as what to do. Im also worried that if they are filled again will we hit the root and cause damage that will lead to root canal surgery. As ive said Im just totally confused and don't know what to do this on top of my crown worries is just stressing me out so much. Thanks again.