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Tooth. What To Do..
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Hi all, I had a bit of a filling about 3 weeks ago, on very back tooth at bottom. A side piece of tooth broke off. Most of the tooth is filled. Dentist said, if any more breaks off, I'll have to have a crown. Now, do I pay the £260 for it, or have it extracted?. Which will cost nearly £60. What would you do?? Any advice please?..
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I too have lost part of a tooth and wonder if the dentist could just fit half a crown
12:33 Thu 21st Feb 2019
I have always had the policy that I will hold onto my own teeth, any part that will survive, including when the dentist recommended extraction because a crown could not be fitted - it provided trouble free but slightly limited chewing function for well over a decade. Years ago (according to my previous dentist, now long retired) it was apparently all the thing in my area for parents to give their kids false teeth as a 21st birthday present - perfectly good teeth were ripped out, "won't ever give you trouble" (he refused to and sent them elsewhere).
Back tooth (molar) Patsy. Had another removed since. As I said, no big loss. Except when I get a peanut or something similar stuck in the gap...
If I ever had another problem tooth, I wouldn't think twice about just having it removed anymore (if it was a back tooth that is...still like my front teeth for that lovely smile that I have, lol)
If I ever had another problem tooth, I wouldn't think twice about just having it removed anymore (if it was a back tooth that is...still like my front teeth for that lovely smile that I have, lol)
The question that everyone is missing is, does the tooth bite on a tooth immediately above it??
I ask, as I was in the exact same position a few years ago. Dentist informed me that my back upper tooth needed to come out. I was mortified and asked if he could save it. He then informed me that there wasn't a tooth below it and as it wasn't actually biting on anything, it was useless anyway.
I ask, as I was in the exact same position a few years ago. Dentist informed me that my back upper tooth needed to come out. I was mortified and asked if he could save it. He then informed me that there wasn't a tooth below it and as it wasn't actually biting on anything, it was useless anyway.