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How do they fix a cavity on the gum line?

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

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Restoration: A cavity on the gum line can be fixed with a filling... Usually a tooth colored filling is used for esthetic reasons, but a silver filling can be used on the posterior teeth, too.

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Answered 1/19/2016

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