Filling Scratch??

[dare2love81]

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping you can help. After several bad panic attacks during “normal” dental procedures, I’ve become a bit obsessive over checking my teeth. Recently I noticed what appears to be a super tiny crack that runs horizontally, edge to edge, across a filling on my back lower molar. I’ve had the dentist look at it twice now and both times he told me it’s just a scratch on the filling.

Is this a possibility? I didn’t think it was possible to scratch a filling. For reference, it’s a silver filling that’s roughly 6ish years old. I should probably trust the dentist, but of course my fear is taking over that it’s a crack and that if I don’t get it fixed it’ll turn into needing a root canal and crown. Not that I particularly want to sit for the filling to be replaced either, but my anxiety over this is making me crazy.

Appreciate any insight you all may have.

Thanks,
Nicole

 

[Gordon]

It's quite possible to make a mark on an amalgam filling, so your dentist is right. If it bugs you that much ask your dentist to polish it out for you.

 

[dare2love81]

Thank you so much. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders!

I was just so nervous because I tried to google “scratched filling” and wasn’t able to find ANYTHING, so naturally my anxiety went into overdrive.

Thanks again!