answer:I’ve been lucky and had fillings done when the original diagnosis was a root canal. I guess when the dentist drilled away some of the decay he realized it wasn’t as bad as he originally thought. On the other hand, he does say I need two more RC’s, so who knows. And gosh dangit, why are they so expensive? I mean, he might spend an hour, hour and a half doing the RC, but to charge $800? Sheesh. You haven’t been eating anymore of those hot peppers, have you?