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MountainMama
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I have two cracked 1st molars, both bottom. I know I have posted a lot lately, but I am hoping these two teeth will be the end of my dental work for a while!
The dentist said he wants to put crowns on the teeth, but doesn't think the filling needs replaced. I have amalgam fillings that are about 18 years old. He said given my history, it may be better to leave them be.
What is causing my anxiety is that the last two teeth I had amalgam fillings in that had to be replaced had decay under the filling that did not show up on the x ray. One was discovered when the crown needed replacing, and the other was discovered when part of the filling came off and had to be redone. One was a deep filling, the other was a small filling.
Both ended up having the nerve go bad within a few months of the filling being redone with composite fillings. You probably already know the rest of my story, which includes failed root canals and extractions.
I do not want more issues. Should I just leave them be and get them crowned, hoping for no issues in the future? The cracked teeth ache occasionally. One had the nerve tested, but the other hasn't. I also don't want to pay for two crowns, only to have them need to be extracted months later. I will not do another root canal as every one I have had has failed.
I am just scared either way, due to my history this past year, and don't know which is the lesser of two evils.
The dentist said he wants to put crowns on the teeth, but doesn't think the filling needs replaced. I have amalgam fillings that are about 18 years old. He said given my history, it may be better to leave them be.
What is causing my anxiety is that the last two teeth I had amalgam fillings in that had to be replaced had decay under the filling that did not show up on the x ray. One was discovered when the crown needed replacing, and the other was discovered when part of the filling came off and had to be redone. One was a deep filling, the other was a small filling.
Both ended up having the nerve go bad within a few months of the filling being redone with composite fillings. You probably already know the rest of my story, which includes failed root canals and extractions.
I do not want more issues. Should I just leave them be and get them crowned, hoping for no issues in the future? The cracked teeth ache occasionally. One had the nerve tested, but the other hasn't. I also don't want to pay for two crowns, only to have them need to be extracted months later. I will not do another root canal as every one I have had has failed.
I am just scared either way, due to my history this past year, and don't know which is the lesser of two evils.