I went to the private dentist, and he said he couldn't do the extraction, dang it. He said it's too attached to the bone, and he thought, given the RSD and all, I should have anesthesia. He was really kind and gentle, and he didn't charge me for the exam at all. But there is a bad cavity in the next tooth that he said needs attention NOW. It's almost to the pulp and he said that could mean root canal. So I'm going to get that tooth filled. And I guess I have to come up with the $750 for the oral surgeon. I'm afraid to go back to the clinic, because they didn't even mention the cavity, and they were perfectly happy to just pull the tooth, if I waited enough hours for them to get to me. Why are dentists so expensive?