My dentist has told me that in the long run an implant is cheaper than a root canal, as most root canals will eventually fail and need the implant anyway (I hav

My dentist has told me that in the long run an implant is cheaper than a root canal, as most root canals will eventually fail and need the implant anyway (I have an implant because I was just genetically missing a tooth and I absolutely love it - I'm a bit jealous of the guy with nothing but implants, I've thought to myself many times how great it would be to do just that, but I didn't know it was a realistic option).