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Almost the exact same thing happened to me... the first dentist replaced the 
old filling with a white inlay.  That one didn't fit properly, eventually 
causing me to crack the tooth by biting down wrong while chewing because the 
teeth didn't 'fit' together.

The new dentist told me I would need a crown because of the cracked tooth. 
I left it, for a few months, and eventually the cracked part of the tooth 
fell off...below the gumline.  The same new dentist said he could now fill 
it.  He did a 3 surface filling and charged me $150, which I thought was 
very reasonable.  So now that tooth has two fillings beside each other.  He 
really made sure to make the teeth 'fit' after the filling, since this is 
what caused the problem in the first place.

Now the tooth is fine...no pain, no chewing problems.  Eventually I might 
need a crown if it cracks again.  He told me that gold is better than white, 
because it is flexible, and softer.  For a back molar, I would probably go 
with that.  He told me around $800 for a gold crown.

This new dentist is awesome....not a fancy office, but he really has a great 
manner, and is also great with kids.

Dr. Pete Rendek.  Elbow and Heritage.

Bernie


<m3nn0_s4r@salmahayeksknockers.edu> wrote in message 
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> My wife recently started going to my dentist.    In general, she has 
> perfect
> teeth, but an old filling in a molar was bugging her - slightly.
>
> The dentist recommended replacing the filling with an inlay, which he did 
> at
> a cost of ~$400.
>
> Within a day, it was obvious that the inlay was too "high", and my wife 
> went
> back two more times for adjustment.   The first return visit, the opposing
> tooth was ground down to make room, and the next visit, the inlay was 
> ground
> ground down.
>
> After each visit, her tooth has hurt more.    Now, a month later, it's
> excruciating, and the dentist says that she may need a root canal.
>
> 1)  Is it normal for a filling replacement to escalate like this?
>
> 2)  Should she be expected to bear all of the costs?
>
>
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