Prices on dental work?

my dentist recently told me that i need to have 2 root canals and caps, any idea on how much something like this is gonna cost me? I have no dental insurance!!

Prices on dental work?
I'm a dentist.





Fees vary by region and by tooth.





Molar root canals typically range from $650 to $1200. My practice charges $950. Premolar root canals can range from $500 to $900 or so. I charge $750. Anteriors (i.e. incisors and canines) are rarely more than $600 or $700.





Crowns, depending on the type of crown, vary as well. Porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns as well as all-metal crowns range from $700 to $1200, give or take a couple hundred. All-porcelain crowns (usually used on anterior teeth) can add another $150 to $200. My practice charges $950 for PFMs and $1000 for all-porcelains.





Sounds expensive, right? Patients usually gasp when they hear the fees, but they NEVER put it in perspective:





To save a badly decayed molar, a patient may spend as much as $2500 (in an expensive area), which is a lot of money up front. Yet, they will very likely keep that tooth another 10 to 20 years. Maybe even longer. Would you be willing to pay $250 a year over 10 years to keep a tooth in your mouth? I sure as hell would.





And if that tooth lasts 20 years, the annual cost of keeping it is a mere $125 per year. Sounds a lot more reasonable, doesn't it!
Reply:In my office it would cost you about $3700.00 if they were molars.
Reply:Most of the practices around here (western Missouri) charge about $750 per root canal and $800 per crown.
Reply:caps range between 500-1000. root canals about 350-500.





it really depends on the tooth that is in danger. i have one HUGE recommendation.... if it's a tooth that you can see when you smile -- porcelin on porcelin for the crown. if it's in the back - metal under porcelin is great! if they are next to each other you can also ask the dentist to do themm both at the same time - with the caps i mean.





if you own your home or are able to itemize - save those receipts for a healthy tax writeoff!!!
Reply:I'm in the same ballpark as Huskymom, only I'd include a post and core for each tooth in the estimate, just to give you a safe figure. Add $500 total.
Reply:2 bad rootcanals $200


2 ugly, nasty crowns $300


a trip to India $1200








the experience of third world dentistry and having everything replaced and redone when you get home -


PRICELESS