I have naturally soft/poor enamel, and so the wear down has resulted in years of expensive restorative work (bondings, crowns, etc.) However, several of my most recent years' problems were the long-term result of my dentist's almost constant compulsion to tweak at my teeth in some random, expensive way over the years. A lot of his work that he insisted would save my teeth actually resulted in the major procedures I probably would have needed anyway (major root canals, crowns, apicos, etc.) Well now, at my latest cleaning the other day, they tested my teeth with some kind of machine that was NEVER used on me before, and detected a couple of microscopic cracks in my remaining enamel on a couple of teeth, and now want me to pay $110 a tooth minimum for him to laser them away. I have a gut feeling this may do more harm to my very sensitive enamel than good. Any opinions on whether this is worth it? Oh, despite all, I'm NOT "regular" cavity prone.
Down the road I'm likely to need bonding or crowning on those remaining teeth anyway. I'm tired of these expensive procedures that don't seem to help in the long run and likely cause more harm than good. The few teeth in question do not hurt at all and have no sensitivity, and look very strong and white in appearance. Can this laser repair actually damage abnormally delicate enamel? Is there enough industry history of good result to warrant me taking this risk?