Fillings do go bad, I’ve had it happen…

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Oct 19, 2021
2:48:10pm

LevZloi Contributor

Fillings do go bad, I’ve had it happen…

That being said, this guy sounds like he wants to run up a bill, I’d get a second opinion.

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LevZloi

Bio page: LevZloi
Joined: Nov 30, 2007
Last login: May 1, 2024
Total posts: 2,136 (2 FO)

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Time

TIL dental fillings only last 10-ish years. Went to the dentist and they informe

Pepe

10/19/21 2:08pm

Some of mine are 35 years old.

JAGA97

10/19/21 2:09pm

40 years later and mine are still going strong, my dentist hasn’t once

Big12Yfan

10/19/21 2:09pm

That’s amazing and not the norm or expectation by any means.

doubled1981

10/19/21 2:43pm

False.

Graystation

10/19/21 2:11pm

25-35 years on mine and recently my new dentist commented that they look great

Newbutnotnew

10/19/21 2:13pm

Get this - so I woke up in the middle of the night the other day, and my tooth seemed to fill like it was loose.

10/19/21 2:13pm

Your 'dentist' is taking you for a ride. Unless you did something to damage them

m0resn0w

10/19/21 2:14pm

Never had a cavity

SouthernBlueBlood

10/19/21 2:21pm

Have you been to a dentist?

Kilgruman

10/19/21 2:29pm

Twice a year (except mission) getting close to 50. They always say I have really

SouthernBlueBlood

10/19/21 2:34pm

What a lucky guy!,

Kilgruman

10/19/21 3:04pm

A little luck and a lot of fixation on not wanting bad teeth

SouthernBlueBlood

10/19/21 3:12pm

Where did you grow up? Drinking water can have a huge impact on tooth strength.

Q-grr

10/19/21 4:34pm

Seattle- everyone else in my family had quite a few cavities-

SouthernBlueBlood

10/19/21 7:33pm

I have never heard that

Avery

10/19/21 2:40pm

I had a dentist tell me that. I found another dentist.

Tricky

10/19/21 2:44pm

Fillings do go bad, I’ve had it happen…

LevZloi

10/19/21 2:48pm

I have no idea about your particular case but insurance companies know how long

doubled1981

10/19/21 2:48pm

Really depends. We'd need to see xrays and intraoral pictures to know.

byujacob

10/19/21 5:36pm

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