Hi Stacy,

Thanks for posting the xray. It came out legible

The filling does not appear to be near the pulp. However, it is a large filling and it is actually on the cusp of the tooth. The cusps of the teeth take a lot of abuse when chewing and generally a filling replacing a cusp would extend a bit farther into the occlusal (biting) surface of the tooth for better retention. I'm not sure why he didn't do that. Did the cusp of this tooth break off and he replaced the missing piece with a composite filling?

Bryanna