Thanks for your reposnse. I think maybe you are right - maybe it is decay underneath. I had my first fillings placed when I was six and I'm 29 now. I don't know at what age you get adult teeth but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have been too long since the adult teeth were filled as well. We had free dentists come around to our schools every year and they seem pretty gung ho about filling teeth! They would all be at least 10 years old. I have not bee to a dentist in over 10 years!

I will be starting to get my fillings replaced at some point in the next few months. I'm not sure what the replacement material will be. I was hoping to get serum testing but it is apparently not available in Australia. The dentist I'm going to see does not believe in root canals. My teeth are most likely in pretty bad shape. I just find it odd that they ache after excercise and napping and never at any other time!!??