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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Never have tooth removed unless it's the absolute last option. They're there for a reason and I tell you you'd miss it if it wasn't there. The reason why the dentist need to put a pin in is because as you said you've lost half your tooth so there's nothing else to support the filling. Often dentist use a couple of pins and they work like pillars in cement. You're lucky that you can have pins as that is more or less the last option before crowning the tooth. What is it about it that you don't want?
I don't know what kind of temp filling they've used but you could always ask to get a composite filling if it's for cosmetic reasons you don't want a great big silver filling in there. - I'll obviously cost a bit more. And even with composite fillings you will still need the pin/s. Is it the pin factor you're against?
Hi Dawn, this has happened to 2 of my back teeth. One, the dentist filled all around it. The second one, the side broke away, and (touch wood) its surviving on just the filling inside.
My dentist did say that, if my filling did not hold the tooth, then the only option would be, (a) taking the tooth out, or (b) root canal..
I just hope the filling holds!.....