I just used my dental insurance for the first time, and I found out that I only get $1000 per year paid out. So I got part of one root canal paid for, but I need one more, and then I need an extraction for a tooth that I can't save, which has an abscess. The endodontist and the dentist combined cost will be about $5000, but anything helps. I'm committed to keeping as many of my teeth as I can.