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Can anything bad happen if I dont fix this dead tooth? I've had it for so long already

ChumlySep 17, 2015
I have a discolored, dead tooth...I had this since I was a kid. I am now 46 years old. My dentist is suggesting root canal and using a crown to fix this. I don't have any pain in the area and no negative affects from this other than the fact that it does not look very nice. I was just wondering if anything bad can occur if I just leave this untreated? Dont forget that I have had it for so long already with no bad affects up to now. Thanks in advance.

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Hi, thanks for the question; if the crown is completely gold I recommend change too Zirconia, because is not toxic and if you remove the crown it's better to do the root canal and if you try to do the root canal with this crown the dentist has to perforate the crown. 

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