Why is there a price difference for root canal treatment for molar and premolar teeth?

Doctor's Answer

Let’s draw an analogy between teeth and houses. As everyone knows, when you want to renovate a big house, like a bungalow, you will require a lot more effort and material as compared to an apartment. As a result, one can guess that it would also cost more to renovate the bungalow.

With that said, it is also more time consuming and labour intensive to treat a more complex tooth. For example, molar as it can have twice, thrice, 4 times or even 5 times as many root canals as a premolar or front tooth. Hence, the fees will also be higher.

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