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Originally Posted by Berzerker
What tooth? If it's a molar just pull that bitch out. If it's a visible front tooth that complicates things.
Berz out.
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Depending on age, pulling any tooth out can be very risky. If OP is past 60, surgery is not worth the effort and as you say, just pull the bitch out.
But if you pull teeth out in your 20s-30s, you'll find out in a decade that you'll likely regret that decision. Your jaw bone will adjust around the lack of structure and you can lose a good amount of bone. That leads your mouth to look sunken. That's why dentists generally suggest saving the tooth at the expense of your wallet's safety. And if they can't save it, they then suggest an implant or bridge.
But keep in mind that implants can have risks too. I know someone who got an implant in their 40s and needed 2
subsequent bone grafts to combat bone loss causing the implant to loosen and fall out. That's over 10k of work that will likely go to waste because of her jaw bone wouldn't play nice.
Tldr: Pulling teeth should be a last resort. Other methods to save/replace teeth are expensive and can still fail.