I have 7 crowns, I think. I had very weak enamel as a kid and even though I visited the dentist every 3 months (instead of 6), I always had cavities to fill. As I got older and stopped getting cavities, my teeth got weak where there was so much filling. My oldest crown is about 20 years old and is still doing great. I actually have one molar left that isn't crowned and just the other day a piece of the filling fell out. He's already re-filled it once about a year or so ago so I'm thinking the dentist is going to want to crown it. The process is not that bad, it's the $$$$ that kills me. With my insurance right now, my cost will be $300-400. Sucks! Oh, and all of mine are porcelain.
Good luck!
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