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What is the life of tooth after filling?
I have several white tooth fillings and one of them is a deep cavity. Will I have to get it extracted eventually? Does cavity gets bigger everytime tooth is treated? Do all cavities need RCT or extraction eventually?
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Hey chill .. u have pain or if the tooth is symptomatic than only go for Rct
Filling requires nothing if it’s asymptotic
If u still have queries take an opg n send it to me .. I will tell u with each tooth wt to b done
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It's better to avoid extraction. Extraction is done in case of tooth which cannot be saved. RCT is done to save a tooth which is dying or dead.
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