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Showerthought: I figured composite vs amalgam was just a price thing until my filling cracked on a Tuesday
For years I assumed the whole composite versus amalgam debate was mostly about money and looks, and I'd get whatever was cheaper at the time. Then last month I was eating a tortilla chip at my desk in Tucson and felt something give in my back molar, the old silver filling from 2011 had cracked right down the middle. My dentist said I had two options, patch it again with amalgam or pull the whole thing and go composite, and she actually walked me through how each one wears over time on a back tooth that does the heavy chewing. I sat in the chair for like 10 minutes just asking dumb questions, and the thing that won me over was her saying the composite bonds to the tooth instead of just sitting in a carved hole. Your mileage may vary, but I walked out 90 minutes later with the composite and a $340 bill after insurance. Two weeks in it feels fine, though I'm still babying that side when I eat. Has anyone had a composite on a back molar hold up past five years, or am I going to be back in that chair sooner than I think?
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