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I have a silver filling that ive had since i was about five years old im now 20 and the tooth with the filling is shaky what should i do?
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Extraction: You need to see a dentist for evaluation, must probably the tooth need to come out, but you need to know your options as far as replacement.
Answered 11/5/2017
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