This is pretty funny...

When I was in grad school, I went to a friend's parents house for a couple of summer parties.

My friend's father was one of the chiefs of surgery at Johns Hopkins. His mother was an administrator there. Needless to say, their place was pretty nice. His father bought and rebuilt Model T and other early model Fords. So that was cool to see.

Anyhow, I can't swim, and my friends were mainly hanging out in the water, drinking, water skiing, stuff like that one time, and I just was kinda meandering around.

So, I ended up hanging out indoors a bit, and I'm pretty sure that my friend's father had that exact book (Death and Dentistry) on his coffee table.

I read through it, and I was shocked. The book was WAY out of place with his other reading material, too, which is why it attracted my attention (it is a pretty small book).

I talked to his father about it, and got him to admit that tooth removal is generally the way to go, for most situations. Obviously resin fillings are better than mercury amalgam, but they aren't nearly as durable.

I've opted to have teeth removed every time I've had a major issue, and I haven't even gotten implants LOL. Your teeth will adjust fine, and chewing is no issue. Now if it is an issue, or it's a noticeable tooth, then of course implants are probably the way to go.

My last dentist even stated that the last big general dentist meeting he went to, there was a marked shift in the number of dentists who were moving away from root canals and crowns entirely.

My current dentist still does crowns, but generally pushes for implants. Crowns seem like a cheaper option, but if you talk to people that have crowns, there's very often issues, more often than dentists will tell you up front.