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What if you have a cavity that goes all the way down to the gum? does that mean the tooth is unfillable?
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Sometimes: You can do a crown lengthening or gingivectomy procedure (depending on how deep the cavity goes down) to allow the dentist to remove and fill the cavity.
Answered 3/16/2014
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Not necessarily: Depending upon the size of the defect you might need a root canal, but only if there is enough tooth structure left to rebuild the tooth up afterwards.
Answered 8/22/2013
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