Root canal or extraction?

Big_John said
Actually, my honest dentist has told me that, so maybe I should have tempered my advice a bit. In my case, he also said I'm healthy and don't smoke (that's the big one) so I have a good chance the implants I have won't ever fail. He's been doing them about 30 years now, and from what I understand, this is the guy other dentists in the area go to.

BTW, he's a car guy with a '65 Mustang that his Dad bought new... So we have better conversations than I do with my other docs.

I reread how I wrote that and it came out kind of snarky which I do apologize. Yes smoking, diabetes, previous periodontal disease, and poor oral home care are the biggest detriments to implants. Then the occasional persons body rejects the implant or bone graft. It happens.