By one measure, in cities like Houston or Phoenix â places considered by statisticians to be more typical of average United States incomes than New York â a solidly middle-class life can be had for wages that fall between $33,000 and $100,000 a year.
âchipped toothâ (CC BY 2.0) by bagaball. On average, repairing a chipped tooth can cost anywhere from $100 to $1,500 without insurance depending on the type of material used as well as how complex the chip is. Some chips can be a simple cosmetic fix, while others can require extensive structural repair.
Other teeth replacement options may appear to have a lower up front cost, but you will continue to pay that cost over and over, making them expensive compared to dental implants. The cost for a dental implant to replace a single tooth is estimated to be in the range of $3,000 to $4,500, according to The New York Times.