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Thread #143550   Message #3314146
Posted By: Gurney
27-Feb-12 - 01:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: Broken Molar - Pull it or Root Canal?
Subject: RE: BS: Broken Molar - Pull it or Root Canal?
I have five crowns/caps on my molars. My first fillings were in my 20s, in the working surfaces of my teeth, and when I reached your age, pieces of tooth started cracking off. Dentistry is expensive, isn't it.
My crowns are perfectly matched to my real teeth, being a elecro-deposited cap with ceramic overlay, and two of them have lost small amounts of ceramic. It is put on in layers, so you couldn't see it even if you COULD see my back teeth.
A premolar was removed in my 30s, and the others moved to fill the gap, forward as it happened, so I didn't get Eliza's problem. My last crown was at age 70.
I am a retired working stiff, not at all rich. Everyone has to decide their financial priorities. I'd rather have good teeth than a Martin.