I think the issue with dentistry is that half-assed dental treatment is affordable, you just pull the teeth; if you want decent work to save the teeth -- then it gets expensive.
Which is presumably one of the reasons why some more expensive dental treatments like crowns are only covered at 50% or so by most insurance. They're considered at least partly cosmetic.
Sometimes extractions make sense in any case, but they're always going to be cheaper than multi-visit restorations of various sorts.
Sometimes extractions make sense in any case, but they're always going to be cheaper than multi-visit restorations of various sorts.