{"id":1078,"date":"2018-04-11T10:43:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T10:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jjdental.com\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2022-06-09T00:04:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T00:04:09","slug":"fillings-many-years-ago-since-worn-fallen-leaving-holes-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jjdental.com\/fillings-many-years-ago-since-worn-fallen-leaving-holes-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"I had fillings many years ago that have since worn down or fallen out leaving holes in my teeth. What should I do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It sounds to me as if something else is going on there. I would assess it and maybe it\u2019s a matter of just placing fillings, but changing the preparation of the hole, basically, the cavity prep. 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