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Is this black spot a cavity on an 20-year-old crown? (Photos)

Honest5036Dec 30, 2023
This crown is 20 years old. Is this dark black spot the surface of it worn out and showing the dark metal beneath (the same dark around the rim of my tooth) or is it somehow a cavity? The cap / crown I assume would cover the whole tooth?

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Dr. Kerem Turgut Atasoy, DDS, PhD
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Answered on Jan 3, 2024
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