I had a filling in my left front tooth and I am worried it will fall out
Q. I am concerned about my left front tooth. A few years ago i had a filling in it, and then i moved dentists and since then the filling has come out. The hole is small in the front of my tooth but i am scared of dentists because last time i went they had to pull out a tooth, i am also concerned about losing my tooth. The hole has not appeared to have got amazingly bigger as you can only see it if you look close enough. If a front tooth did fall out what could i have done to replace it? Please advise me on what to do as I am losing a lot of sleep at night worrying about it.
A. It is important that you get your tooth fixed as soon as possible. Unfortunately holes in teeth only get bigger – even though it may not appear obvious to you, Also if you leave it it may well become painful and much more difficult to treat. Nowadays treatment has become so much better due to good and effective anaesthetics.
If you did loose your tooth the 3 options you have to replace it would be:
• A denture
• A bridge – stick on or by capping the adjacent teeth
• An implant – this is fast becoming the treatment of choice due to their longevity and lack of damage to the adjacent teeth.
Hopefully the above will not be necessary if you get along to your local friendly dentist!
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