Know what the dental work should cost —
with your insurance, and without.

Fair-price ranges for the most common dental procedures, computed transparently: a national-average price adjusted for your insurance, provider, and region. Free, no sign-up, no dentist referrals — the estimate is the product.

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Fair range $100 – $350 per visit

A quote inside this range is ordinary. Above it isn't automatically overcharging — but every dollar above should map to a line you can question (materials, lab fees, a specialist, add-ons). Well below the range: ask what's included, since the cheapest way to a low number is leaving things out.

Dental procedures, priced

Every guide shows the fair range with and without insurance, the lines dentists add to estimates (and when they're legitimate), and the questions that keep a quote honest.

Cleaning & exam$100 – $350 per visit

What a routine cleaning, exam, and x-rays really cost in 2026

Filling$150 – $450 per filling

Cavity filling costs in 2026

Root canal$700 – $1,800 per tooth

Root canal costs in 2026

Crown$800 – $2,000 per crown

Dental crown costs in 2026

Dental implant$3,000 – $5,500 per tooth

Single dental implant costs in 2026

Tooth extraction$130 – $600 per tooth

Tooth extraction costs in 2026

Wisdom teeth removal$1,000 – $3,000 all four

Wisdom teeth removal costs in 2026

Braces$3,000 – $7,500 full treatment

The cost of traditional braces in 2026

Invisalign / clear aligners$3,000 – $7,000 full treatment

Invisalign and clear-aligner costs in 2026

Dentures$1,000 – $4,000 per arch / set

Denture costs in 2026

Dental bridge$2,000 – $5,000 per bridge

Dental bridge costs in 2026

Deep cleaning (scaling & root planing)$600 – $1,600 full mouth

Deep cleaning costs in 2026

Veneers$900 – $2,500 per tooth

Dental veneer costs in 2026

Professional teeth whitening$300 – $1,000 per treatment

Professional teeth-whitening costs in 2026

Ranges shown are the typical cost paying without insurance. Open any guide to see the with-insurance estimate.

1 · Transparent

Math you can check

Every estimate shows its work: a national-average price, your insurance coverage, provider, and region. No black box. Read the methodology.

2 · Independent

Nothing to sell you

We don't take referral fees from dental offices or gate estimates behind lead forms — incentives shape numbers, so we removed the incentives.

3 · Grounded

Built to be refined

Estimates come from published fee surveys and ADA research; we're also gathering anonymous reader-submitted bills to sharpen each range against what dentists actually charge.

Anatomy of a dental estimate

A major-work quote breaks into the same parts every time — and the number that matters is your share, after insurance and its annual cap.

A dental crown estimate separated into the procedure fee, what a PPO plan pays, your out-of-pocket share, and the annual maximum, with the question to ask eachEstimate — crown, molar (with a PPO plan)THE FEE$1,400crown + lab,before insuranceAsk: what's thematerial & lab fee?PLAN PAYS~$700≈50% (majorcare tier)Ask: is a waitingperiod in effect?YOUR SHARE~$700+ any unmetdeductibleAsk: is mydeductible met?ANNUAL MAX~$1,500the plan's yearlycap on payoutsAsk: how muchhave I used?

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Reading a dental estimate: the 60-second version

  • Ask for an itemized treatment plan. Each procedure with its ADA code, fee, what insurance is expected to pay, and your estimated share. A single number can't be evaluated.
  • Know your plan's tiers and annual max. Preventive is ~100% covered, basic ~80%, major ~50%, ortho to a lifetime cap — and most plans stop paying past a ~$1,500 yearly maximum.
  • Separate "must do now" from "watch." Ask which work is urgent and which can be monitored or staged into next year's benefits to beat the annual max.
  • Question add-ons against their trigger. Core build-ups, deep cleanings, sedation, premium materials — each has a legitimate reason, listed on every guide here.
  • A second opinion costs an exam. On anything over a few hundred dollars — especially crowns, deep cleanings, and implants — it's the highest-paid hour of your month.