Am I imagining it or is it some kind of inside joke with dentists now that, regardless of what a tooth needs (like a filling) they do a root canal and crown? If I try to tell my dentist “all it needs is a filling” I know he’ll be defensive and possibly angry. Like he doesn’t want to waste his valuable time doing a filling. But how can I afford over a thousand bucks for each tooth repair? I don’t know what to do about this gumline indentation. All it needs is a filling.