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I have a filling in my tooth and it looks like it turned black, what could that mean?
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Get it checked: If tooth colored fill is getting black..Can mean cavity or staining or sometimes could be a existing silver fill can look dark as it can get tarnished with time..So is does not mean that it would have a cavity..Best would be to get checked by dentist.
Answered 5/7/2016
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