Q. I am 69yrs old and in good health. I have had to have two root anals done on my #15 molar. There is still an infection at the root area. My endodontist feel that the root is short and the crown is small since it has been capped. The endodontist thinks I should just remove the tooth and not bother with an implant since the jaw in that area has very little bone to set in an implant. My regular dentist removed the cap before I saw the endodontist, leaving only a small tooth crown. I have had three other implants that have worked very successfully. Two of the implants have been in for fourteen years.