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Why did Delta Dental pay for a silver (amalgam) filling in my back tooth when my dentist filled the tooth with a white (composite) filling?

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Why did Delta Dental pay for a silver (amalgam) filling in my back tooth when my dentist filled the tooth with a white (composite) filling?

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Your plan only covers the cost of an amalgam filling in a posterior (back) tooth. If you and your dentist decide to restore the tooth with a composite resin, Delta Dental will allow for the cost of the amalgam, and you will be responsible for the remaining cost.