Thats what the crook dentist told me too, that my face would be swollen but the other dentist I saw later on told me they all say that..That the last thing u want to do is remove the tooth..Always save it, drain the abscess or get antibiotics..Do not remove unless there is no hope, that is the last resort.
Have a implant put in not bridge..If its only one tooth..Because for the bridge, they have to shave down the 2 teeth in front and back and crown them for the bridge..But with the implant, its one tooth they can put in with titanium and it stays in and you wont have to ruin your other teeth..