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I had cavities problem. So they did put silver in my teeth almost 8 years back. Now what ever food I am taking its sticking to my teeth for which I had treatment.
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Replace those fillings by tooth coloured filling
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In all likelihood the fillings which served you well for so many years have to be replaced with a good new ones so that there are no problems of food lodgement in future .Visit your dentist as soon as possible because Dental problems are CUMULATIVE means that if they are neglected then more of them can occur.
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Hi it was good tht this procedure was done definately to save ur tooth..now as every thng has finite life ur silver filling has served u enough, usually silver fillings have life upto 8-10 years after ths due to microleakage it needs to be repalced..ths food stickin problem might be cause of some gap is created between the tooth n filling margin ..visit ur dentist for better diagnosis best of luck..take care
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Dr. Abhishek Jain
Dentist
10 yrs exp
Lucknow
There are good chances that ur silver fillings hav partially fractured. Get them replaced.
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Prashanth .v
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi , everything has a life span . Usually silver amalgam fillings come about 8 to 10 years . And after which it develops cracks inside and food gets stuck ther . U can get a refilling done either with silver or you can go with teeth coloured fillings .
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Dr. Piyush Jain
Dentist
8 yrs exp
Bhopal
It can be due to fracture of the filling better get it replaced with fresh one
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Dr. Niranjana K
Prosthodontist
7 yrs exp
Dindigul
Your silver filling may have to be changed. You can either replace it with silver filling or a tooth colour filling. Please do visit your nearby dentist to avoid future infection of that tooth
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