I'm only guessing but I believe (after re-reading your question) that you dental situation is:
- Your dentist has noted that you have several heavily restored teeth (obviously molars or premolars)
- He believes (perhaps) that they are at risk of cusp fracture etc..
- the current restorations ('fillings') are perhaps old/worn
- he intends to crown a few of these teeth in order to 'protect' remaining tooth tissue
- ***He intends to leave the existing amalgam restorations as 'crown cores'
- Amalgam is a good core material and I'm guessing you would prefer him to remove these 'cores' prior to crowning these teeth
- I'll not bore you with information on biomechanics, dental materials science, moisture control, restoration longevity, occlusion etc...
- Suffice to see if you asked a joiner to put a window in but decided that you 'wanted' him to use a crepe paper window frame he might be unhappy to do so, then again...