Deadly toothache...yeah, seriously.

Very slow? Um, think again mate. If it's clearly cavitated and looking like a piece of mush, chances are that you're gonna encounter some seriously sharp, throbbing pains very soon, if not already. And extractions aren't always the best route to follow, especially if that tooth is an important one (ie. your back molars, excluding the wisdoms). You limit your options in the future if you take out every one that comes along; do you really want a crap partial denture in your early life? You know they only make your oral health WORSE.

By the way, I'm a dental student, so give me holler if you've got any queries that you're too afraid (of forget) to discuss with your own practitioner. Hope I didn't scare you much, but you need to know what's really going on I think.

Jam it back in, in the dark.