I recently had 2 root canal and crowns on teeth 7&10. 8&9 were replaced by implants, as the roots were cracked when I was intibated during surgery last year.

My insurance company denied the root canal claim saying that the root canal treatments appear short, and the canals are not filled to the apex. My insurance company is know for coming up for any reason possible to deny a claim. However, I'm worried I got inferior care. I'm not sure what to think or what I should do.

After reading here, I'm not sure I'd get more root canals as I already have 8 left (5 other teeth were extracted when the root canals failed), and i have lupus. However, these are currently in my mouth. I don't have any pain, discomfort, etc.

Also, are implants a safer concept for up infected teeth than root canals are? I'm 37 but my parents neglected my teeth so by the time I could afford dental work in my 20's I had to get root canals in lots of teeth. Those root canals are starting to fail, and retreating a root canal seems like a horrible idea in light of the fact the infection won't really go away.

Thought?