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.
So what are you going to pay for a root canal? The short answer is somewhere around the neighborhood of $1,000, depending on which tooth needs it, among other factors. Here are the average prices of a root canal by tooth: Front teeth: The cost will range anywhere from $300 to $1,500, but a more typical range will be $900 to $1,100. Bicuspids: The cost of a bicuspid root canal is a little steeper, ranging from $400 to $1,800 with a typical cost of $900 to $1,100. Molars: Hereâs where things start getting really expensive. For a molar root canal youâre looking at spending between $500 to $2,000, with typical costs between $1,000 to $1,300. What does that include? An X-ray and the procedure itself.