crown a wisdom tooth?

A while back my husband (age 45) developed a cavity in one of his wisdom
teeth. His dentist suggested he have oral surgery to remove all of his
wisdom teeth (no problems with any of them other than the 1 cavity). He
balked at that idea, and I did some research and concluded that if you have
your wisdom teeth as an adult, keep them. He decided just to have the
cavity filled, but procrastinated. Fast forward a year or so and now the
dentist says he needs a crown. Wouldn't it be silly to crown a tooth that
they previously said should be removed? And if so, wouldn't it be ok (less
expensive as well) just to pull that one tooth since it is not impacted in
any way instead of undergoing oral surgery on all four teeth?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.



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