What is the best dental insurance for my situation?

I have a broken tooth (number 5 bottom left) which has to be either replaced with an implant or root-canaled and filled. I have been told that either way it will take more than 3000$ to fix it. Obviously, I have no dental insurance plan and I have to fix my tooth before it affect my health. Now, I am thinking about different ways to deal with this, one would be to pay in cash or installment without any dental plan. Another way is to get a dental discount plan or a real insurance. What do you think would be the best choice? If I get a real insurance, can I use it right away? What are some reputable dental insurances in the US? Where do I start to find plans and quotes? Does it worth it to go through all the insurance policies and stuff like that? Or I can just fix the tooth by cash? thanks for your help
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