I don't like root canals either, but my husband has many, which saved his teeth and they are decades old. I am considering what to do with a failing molar right now. It is so upsetting.

The technology for implants is changing. Bicon implants are great for molars, but not front teeth. The ceramics are not as strong as as the metal versions.

My mother died at 93 with very nice teeth and a partial plate that she first got in her forties, so a partial is not a bad option, but you have to put it in every day.