A year and a half ago I got a crown for tooth #8.

Two weeks ago the crown fell out and my new dentist told me the stump
had decayed so bad that the only option was a root canal and post for
the new crown.

The new dentist also informed me the original crown had fallen out
because I'm missing teeth 28,29,30, 31; thus, #8 is bearing more force
when chewing than it should.

My question is since 28,29,30,31 where missing when I had #8 crowned,
why wasn't I informed by the original dentist that the crown might not
hold because of the lower missing teeth?

Had he told me, I'd have avoided the root canal and post subsequently
required on #8 and used the money instead for a bridge for 28-31.

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