Oak,

I feel for you. I too had many teeth pulled as a child, including my two "canines" on the bottom. On the top, the teeth behind the canines, plus one other on each side (I don't know the names of them), plus four wisdom teeth. I have a small mouth, and all the original extractions were done for orthodontia; the wisdom teeth later (when I was in college), since the two on the bottom were impacted.

I have a bunch of crowns, several including root canals, an onlay, and fillings in all the teeth (other than the front and canine on the top) that don't have crowns. Crazy! And also crazy expensive! I had to have many early fillings replaced by crowns many years later after cracks developed from the old amalgam expanding. Over time, I had all the amalgams replaced with either porcelain fillings or porcelain crowns, so at least my mouth looks "pretty" when I laugh -- no metal that shows. But it cost a mint!