Root canal or extraction?

I. have spent alot of money on dental work over the last 20 plus years but I still have my teef....alot of people my age don't.... you can only ear certain things without teeth it effects your diet and overall health the thing that is bad is dentistry isn't covered like healthcare there is no Obama care dentistry that I know of dentistry is still like what family medical practice was 40 years ago. You find a good dentist and stick with them long term.