Scheduled Maintenance

[bjarvis]

I had two fillings in my upper left jaw replaced this afternoon. The anaesthetic has long since worn off and while my teeth don't hurt per se, my cheek & jaw ache from the repeated stretching, pushing & prodding. Ow.

The replaced fillings weren't causing me any problems. My dentist decided from recent x-rays and based on the age of the fillings (20+ years) that they should be replaced. Since when do dental fillings have a best-before date?

I'm wondering if my dear dentist simply had a boat payment coming up soon...

Ow.

Comments

[oolongindc.livejournal.com]

Yes, they have an expiration date. THose things aren't *permanent*. Every 20 or so years they have to either be replaced or risk cracking one and then replacing it.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Oh, good... something to look forward to in 2026. :-^