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Originally Posted by porwolf
Had a bad tooth that hurt. It needed a root-canal treatment. The dentist said, these days, it is just as cost effective to get an implant in its place. The cost of the root canal treatment itself compares to the cost of the implant. And you need a new crown anyway which cost about the same either way. I decided for the implant to have a more permanent solution.
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Yes and no, depends on insurance. Generally a root canal is picked up 100% and the crown 50-70%. Implants are usually non covered, so your footing the bill for the $3000 where as the Root canal and crown would wind up $500-1000 depending on insurance. Self pay and it gets closer but still cheaper for the Root canal and crown.