When i was 38 weeks pregnant with DS2 i had an abscess. It's the worst pain i have ever felt in my life! I thought my head would explode with the pain. I was given the option to have it pulled or a root canal. I chose to have it pulled because it was all i could afford plus i wanted the pain to be gone straight away. I still have a bit of a gap there but its at the back so you can't see it. But i have the added advantage of my teeth are bunched up a bit so it is slowly closing the gap and my teeth are straightening out. Which is why i don't mind having had it pulled.