could amalgam be under crown

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Today is a great day for me, I just had the last of amalgam removed

from a tooth that had a crown, after months of dental work.

My Dentist says that he doesn't think there is amalgam under the other

crown. I have my DMSA ready to go, but I wonder if he can tell for

sure with the x-ray. If I can wait till January, my dental insurance

will cover half, but right now, I've pretty much gone to the limit.

I'm sure the high road is to have the crown redone, but can an x-ray

be reliable enough to trust that it doesn't have amalgam? I'm sure

that if there's any build-up under it, it would be amalgam, but I

guess sometimes, they just grind a tooth down and put a crown on it.

I'm sure the records are gone.

Thanks for the help,

Patt