root canal

i need two root canals on#13 and #14.  i am being treated for infection that has gone to my jaw bone.  Will the root canal work or will my body reject it after several months???? Am i better off pulling these two teeth now?? It is a very expensive precedure and if i'm going to loose them down the line i rather just pull them out now and save to have implants later on.  

[Jerome Tsang, DDS]

You should consult your dentist in regards to the prognosis of your root canal treatment.  Generally though, root canals should last several years or more.  I would attempt to save your own teeth if possible and consider implants as more of a last resort unless your dentists feels that the prognosis of a root canal treatment is fair to poor, in which case financially, an implant may be a better option.  But you have to be aware that once you remove the tooth, there is bone loss in the area and that can affect placing an implant later on.