Caitlin is a bright fifth grader and a gifted artist. She also has Asperger's syndrome, and lives in a world of her own. Her brother, Devon, was the one who always helped her get by. But a middle-school shooting took his life. Now she has only her widowed father to rely on, and he has problems â and grief â of his own.
The procedure cost of a single-rooted tooth (incisor or canine) may be anywhere from $400 to $1,000, and a multi-rooted tooth (premolar or molar) may be anywhere from $500 to $1,400. Most dental insurance plans cover root canal treatment. American Dental Association Division of Communications. Getting to the root of endodontic (root canal) treatment The goal: preserving the tooth.. Journal of the American Dental Association 132.3 (2001): 45-54. Watkins, C. A., et al.
1 A front tooth typically has one canal while a rear molar may have three or more, so the cost of root canal treatment depends on the number of canals in the tooth, the location of the tooth (ease of access) and the training and experience of the dental professional. Root canal therapy on a back molar can be $500-$2,000 or more, but typically costs about $1,000-$1,300. 2  CostHelper readers without insurance report paying $500-$1,583 at an average cost of $1,184. 3  CostHelper readers with insurance report out-of-pocket expenses of $300-$1,654, with an average payment of $682.