Hey...this tooth is way too dark for a pretty lady!! As a matter of fact it is way too dark for anyone...i am sure something is cooking in there...let's see...
A view of the biting surface shows a huge old silver filling which is defective...and there are numerous cracks appearing...
click on the photo to get a better view! After a does of novocaine...I removed or as we say I excavated the old silver(amalgam)filling and found a whole lot of decayed tooth structure...
After a full excavation I was able to reach healthy tooth structure...you can still see a crack line but that will be taken care of at a future visit...as this tooth will need a root canal treatment and a cap(crown)
but along the way the lingual wall of the tooth cracked away...
but not to worry..after the crown is placed the wall will not be a factor..but in the meantime I bonded in a tooth colored filling
and the patient will reschedule for the root canal treatment which will be followed with a crown.
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