root canal vs. extraction

I am having problems with an upper back tooth (#2), which has
previously been crowned. My dentist says I need a root canal and new
crown. But I feel at my age (68 years old) that an extraction would
be as sensible as putting all the work and expense into another root
canal - I have already had three root canals, a number of crowns and a
bridge on my teeth. My dentist says that removing that upper tooth
might cause problems with the lower tooth below. Is this something
that I should be concerned about or is he just wanting to do the root
canal work? I do have a TMJ problem and sleep with an upper splint -
would extracting that upper tooth cause of problem with my splint in
the future? Would appreciate any information anyone can give me in
this regard.

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