A few years ago I had a metal crown put on a molar. What can happen to a tooth if the crown remains on but a hole in it remains?

May 23, 2016
Asked By:don peal in Rensselaer, NY

I've had a small hole in a metallic crown on a molar for about a year. The crown replaced a ceramic crown which wore down due to tooth grinding. The metal crown has fallen off 3X as there wasn't a large amount of tooth on which to attach it to. Will this hole lead to tooth decay. My dentist only noticed the hole on my most recent isn't to reattach a month ago while I noticed it a year ago when it first fell off.

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