[jstarfish]

It's not that uncommon. Root canals are unaffordable.

The ER will at least give you antibiotics for an abcess. But few can afford to actually deal with it.

[lotsoweiners]

They’re certainly not cheap not sure I’d call them unaffordable though. I’ve had 2 root canals in the last few years and they were probably $200-400 a pop with insurance. I’ve also had an extraction, bone graft, and implant and that was probably a few grand.

[20after4]

My last root canal was $1500 and insurance paid 50% of that. I don't even live in an expensive region of the US.