Tia, you are lucky that you are taking care of this at 24. I am almost 50 and started to do something about my amalgams only around 30 months ago.

What are you planning to do about the tooth you want pulled? Are you considering an implant? I have heard some people say that they had a root canaled tooth repaired again rather than having it pulled. While many talk about how bad it is to have root canaled teeth, the alternatives(implants or bridges) might be even more problematic. I have two root canaled teeth.