Rayray - if your DH decides to get the tooth pulled, I can recommend a brilliant surgeon (if he doesn't want it done in the chair). From memory it cost me $300 with NO rebate to get a very difficult broken tooth pulled (don't ask ) and the guy has rooms at both hawthorn and in the city (near Parliament station). I have had a molar pulled (two actually, top right and bottom left) and can eat fine. I have an overcrowded mouth so it did my teeth alignment good to get them pulled anyway.
Let me know if you want the guy's details.

MG