Overview
Dental prices without insurance for a cleaning, filling, crown, root canal, extraction, implant, denture or braces: sample fees from dental school clinics, health departments and posted practice prices, each labeled with its basis, quoted sentence and source link, plus lower-cost routes and Medicaid dental coverage notes. Taken from 15 Foundation dental guides, reviewed by a physician.
Protocol
x402
Price
$0.02
Payment Asset
USD Coin
Payment Network
eip155:8453
Category
uncategorized
Provider
FindMyDirectDoctor Directory API
Indexed
2026-10-28 01:11:45
Health
Status
healthy
Latency (p50)
89ms
Uptime (30d)
100.0%
Reliability Score
92/100
Last Checked
2026-10-28 01:31:41
Last Healthy
2026-10-28 01:31:41
Consecutive Failures
0
Output Schema
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{
"quote": "One such clinic says student fees run 40 to 60 percent lower than private practice fees.",
"section": "Ways to pay less for a root canal",
"source_url": "https://dentistry.ouhsc.edu/Patients/Student-Care"
}
],
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"slug": "root-canal-cost-without-insurance",
"title": "How much does a root canal cost without insurance?",
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},
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"Ask which tooth it is and whether the price is for that tooth type.",
"Find out whether the price includes the exam and X-rays, plus the numbing."
],
"section": "Questions to ask before you agree"
}
],
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"lower_cost_routes": [],
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{
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850,
1175
],
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"basis": "dental_school_clinic_sample",
"basis_label": "sample fee from a dental school clinic",
"is_cash_price": null,
"national_representative": false,
"quote": "One university dental clinic's 2025-2026 fee list charges $850 for a front tooth and $1,175 for a molar.",
"section": "quick answer",
"source_url": "https://www.oit.edu/sites/default/files/2025/documents/2025-2026%20Fees%20for%20Service.pdf"
}
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"topic": "root canal"
},
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"slug": "dental-crown-cost-without-insurance",
"url": "https://findmydirectdoctor.org/guides/dental-crown-cost-without-insurance/"
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"source": "FindMyDirectDoctor Foundation guides (findmydirectdoctor.org/guides)",
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"publisher": "securemedicaidprovider.mt.gov",
"url": "https://securemedicaidprovider.mt.gov/docs/feeschedules/2025/July2025DentalServicesFeeSchedule.pdf"
}
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