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Old filling or cracked tooth to a crown

What usually happens when an old filling or a cracked tooth needs more than a filling can give.

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1 of 2Next, exam
  1. Next, exam
  2. Next, bitewing xrays

Small cracks are treated differently than a tooth with most of its structure gone.

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  1. Dental examD014050 of 100 paid $35 to $50
  2. Bitewing X-raysD027250 of 100 paid $25 to $30

    How much of the tooth is left?

    Filling can be redone
    Tooth-colored (composite) filling
    Too big for a filling
    Inlays and onlays
    Most of the tooth gone
    Core build-up and postCrown

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