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fox
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Yesterday my dentist put a resin composite filling in one of my front top teeth (first tooth to the left of my front two teeth). She said there was a bit of decay that began on the back, from the bottom of the tooth up to the gum line. She drilled out the decay and put in the composite filling. I noticed that it doesn't take up the entirety of my tooth, the edge and upward. I've never had a front tooth worked on and I'm completely paranoid that I could break this filling off since its on the back and along the front. There seems to be a very very light hairline along from where the filling is and my tooth is. It isn't a crack, just a fine white line (not obvious).
The other problem is I think that the "shiny" coating that they put over my tooth is starting to already flake off. I lost a bit of it earlier when I was "daring" and tried to bite into a bit of cheese. It flaked, and there's a larger flake that could come off too (I've not been fiddling with it).
Since I'm surely ridiculously paranoid...I've avoided biting into anything with this tooth as I'm terrified I'll break it off. As you can imagine, I'm not eating as I should and now that the shine is flaking off I'm becoming even more concerned that this could just snap if I wanted to bite into something. Worst part is I'm sick of being ginger about it -- I'm hungry for something other than soup and yogurts.
I see my dentist on Friday again for two molar fillings. In the meantime, I'm so unsure of the strength of composite fillings. I was given no information when I left, so I had to turn to google to figure out what I can eat, how strong this kind of filling can be, and if I'm running a risk of snapping it off and having a chunk taken off my front tooth. :\
In need of reassurance,
Fox
The other problem is I think that the "shiny" coating that they put over my tooth is starting to already flake off. I lost a bit of it earlier when I was "daring" and tried to bite into a bit of cheese. It flaked, and there's a larger flake that could come off too (I've not been fiddling with it).
Since I'm surely ridiculously paranoid...I've avoided biting into anything with this tooth as I'm terrified I'll break it off. As you can imagine, I'm not eating as I should and now that the shine is flaking off I'm becoming even more concerned that this could just snap if I wanted to bite into something. Worst part is I'm sick of being ginger about it -- I'm hungry for something other than soup and yogurts.
I see my dentist on Friday again for two molar fillings. In the meantime, I'm so unsure of the strength of composite fillings. I was given no information when I left, so I had to turn to google to figure out what I can eat, how strong this kind of filling can be, and if I'm running a risk of snapping it off and having a chunk taken off my front tooth. :\
In need of reassurance,
Fox