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Crown or implant now after original one cracked & broke off & dentist kept gluing it back on? (Photo)

Bright670253Sep 15, 2024
My original crown cracked in the back and broke off and the dentist kept glueing it back on. Eventually he replaced it with a temp. The post and temp broke off in July. Were his actions appropriate? Crown or implant now?

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