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With the exception of an emergency extraction, all dental care is elective, so no, you do not have to replace the first molar. It comes down to a 'quality-of-life' issue. Will going through the time and expense of replacing the molar improve your quality of life enough to justify it? Put another way, will not replacing the molar have a significant negative impact on your life?

Things to consider with your dentist include:

1. Ability to chew your food. Are there enough other teeth to do the job?

2. Appearance. Will the missing tooth make you more unattractive or self conscious?

3. Will loss of the molar have impact on the function or position of other teeth, or the function of the jaw or mouth in the long-term?

In summary, only you, in consultation with your dentist, can decide whether replacing a molar is important enough to do it.

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