Dentistry during the "Crunchie"

Dentists scare me. Actually they terrify me.  Beyond belief.  I've a tiny mouth and too many teeth.  It doesn't really equate.  I had REALLY bad problems with wisdom teeth a while back, too traumatic to talk about.  Since then changed to a lovely new dentist who feels my pain metaphorically speaking.  Three weeks ago started getting pain again in the nether regions of my mouth.  My BH advised a dentist visit, which I phoned for.  Honestly.  But with the jigs and tooth filled reels the appointment ended up being three weeks later, so by the time yesterday came I was in serious pain and would have got at them myself with a carving knife.
I will spare you the details!
Today, relief, RELIEF.  Sore, yes, very very sore.  But relieved.  And now to the crunchie bit, the credit crunchie bit.  Was FAR FAR cheaper to extract the troublesome ****** than to root canal, crown, then crown again!! Now to be fair we discussed the extraction, my beautiful dentist and I, but the gut busting cost of <em>possibly</em> saving a tooth all the way at the back of my tiny mouth that nothing except my porridge sees was not a difficult choice.  So today, I feel better both financially and physically better about my loss.
A downside to this tale? Reduced eating for the day due to pain.  Don't worry, will make up for it!