ok bex, havent had any procedure done, just something going on with my tooth and was thinkinhg i had a canal infected and my tooth was dead so was thinking what's the best way. extracion is not really an option. i had 5 teeth extracted last year, i would have no molarls down on my left side if i had thos extarcted. and was planning to get some implants in the very distant future wo soulwdn't it be better to keep the tooth even if dead, instead of pulling it and and then implanting a false tooth?

i was just wondering what to do if i go to the dentist with the cavity he opens it up and tells me i need a root canal , which is a possibilty since i had that tmj thing. why are treated root canals a danger, sinc ethe dfentists open up the canal clean it out, disnfect itr and fill it wth some (probably toxic) stuff? apart from the toxicity of the filling thing what to be afraid of?