dental_cost_by_state

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Use this when the user asks what a dental procedure costs in a given US state (51 incl. DC), or how a state sits next to the US average, for one of 12 procedures: exam and cleaning, filling, deep cleaning, extraction, root canal, crown, implant, All-on-4, dentures, braces, veneer, whitening. Returns the state cash band (low / average / high) in US dollars, the national band, the gap in percent and the state's Restorative Cost Index. Each figure is labelled observed or estimated, with a note naming the study behind it and its period (state averages for crown, veneer, braces and dentures from the ASQ360/CareCredit Average Procedural Cost Study 2023-2024; implants from Real Dental Costs' own observed series, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20531728; other procedures scaled from the national figure and marked estimated), so the answer can say where the state number comes from and how old it is. Phrasings: "how much is a crown in Ohio without insurance", "what do people in Florida pay for a root canal", "¿cuánto cuesta un implante dental en Texas?", "costo de una limpieza dental en California". When the user already has an amount quoted by their dentist and asks whether it is normal, use benchmark_treatment_plan instead: it places the quoted amount against this band line by line. Do not use for: diagnosis, treatment choice, a named insurer's plan price, dentist recommendations, countries other than the US and Canada. Observed market research with a source URL and period on every figure; not a quote, not medical advice.