Typical cost of root canal treatment?

Bleating Lamb

Am in dentists currently with a toothache in a tooth with a deep filling,dentist has taken x ray and feels it needs a root canal treatment done on it.It will cost 600 euro....is that the going rate for a root canal treatment?....am with a practice in the North West.
Thanks for any replies.

Rulmeq

Apparently there isn't a "typical" cost, because every tooth is different. I recently got one done for €250 first visit (there was a €75 charge for "emergency" listed on that as well), and 300 second visit (he also wants to put a crown on it later in the year), it was for the tooth behind the incisor on the top if that helps.

turbot

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Am in dentists currently with a toothache in a tooth with a deep filling,dentist has taken x ray and feels it needs a root canal treatment done on it.It will cost 600 euro....is that the going rate for a root canal treatment?....am with a practice in the North West.
Thanks for any replies.

Not something you want to go cheap on!

sdanseo

My dentist does it for 599

That would be expensive these days, I had two done at 750 each in 2008.

Double that figure to add a crown

Dianthus

Lots of variables.
Is it an incisor, canine, premolar or molar? How many canals does it have? Are they curved/straight, narrow/wide, mixture?
Will it be treated by a general dentist, or a root canal specialist (endodontist)?
Will it require the standard 2 visits, or will it require 3,4,5 visits to eliminate the bacteria fully? (This can only be assessed mid-treatment, but you need to find out how much any extra visits cost).
Best thing to do is to phone around local practices&/look at their websites to check what the range of fees is.
Also - it's important to factor in the cost of a crown afterwards.

uck51js9zml2yt

Got a premolar and molar re-done by an endodentist in dublin recently 690 & 950 respectively

Bleating Lamb

Have been developments since my original post and not in a positive way!
The tooth involved is second Molar out from back of the mouth on the top.
My dentist started the root canal on the tooth the last day,he filled in where he had worked with temporary 'white ' filling.Said to come back in a month and he would finish root canal.Told me I may need to take painkillers for a few days after the first day's work.Tooth was quite uncomfortable so I took Ibuprofen etc for 3/4 days and it settled then.

About 3 days later the tooth began to feel sensitive and sore again and when I put my tongue up to it in mouth it felt like the temporary filling was gone.Got an emergency appt with dentist,he examined tooth and said the temp filling had 'collapsed in'.....he seemed to put more temp filling in on top of the first temp filling and said to come back on agreed date for finish of root canal.

That was around a week ago.
On St Patrick's day the tooth started to feel sore again!.....on visual inspection and feeling tooth with my tongue it appears that second temp filling has fallen out....worse still the tooth itself seemed slightly loose!
Last night I was eating a soft bun and next thing I know a small area of my 'original' tooth from that tooth broke off in my mouth with some white sinewy material attached to it.
The rest of the tooth on that side can now be moved slightly using my tongue and is sore if I do so:(

Apologies for long post....my query....where to from here?....not much of original tooth left now and it's damaged/loose on one side so should I just get it removed?....
Am middle aged ....can a molar be done without while chewing food etc?
Will have to get an emergency appointment with Dentist tomorrow or next day as tooth loose and sore as it is.

Thanks for any replies.
Ps-I feel Dentist may have weakened the remainder of 'original tooth' while doing the second temp filling so in my position if he suggests pulling out the tooth surely I should not have to bear the cost of an unfinished Root Canal Treatment and the cost of removing the tooth?.....how should I broach this with the Dentist?.....finally how much would a molar removal usually cost?

Thanks for any replies today if anyone has thoughts on my situation.

Dianthus

If there's sufficient tooth structure left to crown,& you haven't cracked the root of the tooth, then you might yet be able to salvage it.

Teeth with deep fillings that need root canal treatment are inherently weaker than other teeth; that's why they need to be crowned asap after the root treatment is complete. Whilst unfortunate that the tooth cracked now, it's by no means unusual.

Some people manage well without a molar, some not. If extracting, then standard options are: gap, bridge, implant, denture.
Cost of extraction will depend on whether it's a standard extraction or a surgical one. Check prices of both with receptionist on phone, or online/ practice website.

Bleating Lamb

Dianthus wrote: »

If there's sufficient tooth structure left to crown,& you haven't cracked the root of the tooth, then you might yet be able to salvage it.

Teeth with deep fillings that need root canal treatment are inherently weaker than other teeth; that's why they need to be crowned asap after the root treatment is complete. Whilst unfortunate that the tooth cracked now, it's by no means unusual.

Some people manage well without a molar, some not. If extracting, then standard options are: gap, bridge, implant, denture.
Cost of extraction will depend on whether it's a standard extraction or a surgical one. Check prices of both with receptionist on phone, or online/ practice website.

Thanks for reply....haven't taken pain relief since 12pm as was at work ....tooth sore now...will be contacting the Dentist first thing in am to get an appointment to get something done with it!!
When you say some people struggle to manage without a molar is it that they cannot chew their food properly.
I look after my teeth well,have around 6 fillings....2 v deep and one previous root canal done.
As regards an extraction what is typical cost of a standard extraction or a surgical one?
If it's the case that tooth is beyond repair,as I asked in last post....I'm hardly expected to pay for a root canal treatment (halfway through).....and an extraction combined?.....I appreciate you can only give your own opinion on this.

davo10

You would not be expected to pay for the second half of the root treatment, personally I don't charge for extraction in cases like this but that does not mean your dentist will not charge you. The dentist did not break the tooth so may feel entitled to charge for the extraction.

Bleating Lamb

davo10 wrote: »

You would not be expected to pay for the second half of the root treatment, personally I don't charge for extraction in cases like this but that does not mean your dentist will not charge you. The dentist did not break the tooth so may feel entitled to charge for the extraction.

Thanks for reply....would you be inclined to say just to pull the tooth if its effectiveness has diminished since the root canal started?
Does chewing food (if missing the second molar out from back of mouth on the top) become much more difficult to do properly?

Would probably just go with having a gap in my teeth until later in life when I could consider dentures for several teeth at that stage.Is that a sensible enough approach to take about possibly losing a molar?
Thanks for your thoughts if you see this.

davo10

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Thanks for reply....would you be inclined to say just to pull the tooth if its effectiveness has diminished since the root canal started?
Does chewing food (if missing the second molar out from back of mouth on the top) become much more difficult to do properly?

Would probably just go with having a gap in my teeth until later in life when I could consider dentures for several teeth at that stage.Is that a sensible enough approach to take about possibly losing a molar?
Thanks for your thoughts if you see this.

When you need a root canal, the tooth is already compromised, good teeth don't need root canal. So a root treated tooth is always more susceptible to fracture. What you will have to discuss with your dentist, is the likelihood of the tooth surviving in the long term. If the prognosis is poor, you may be better off considering an implant, but if the prognosis is reasonable, you should always make an effort to hold on to your teeth. Listen to what your dentist has to say, if the tooth has fractured, he/she will advise you of the best treatment option.

Bleating Lamb

davo10 wrote: »

When you need a root canal, the tooth is already compromised, good teeth don't need root canal. So a root treated tooth is always more susceptible to fracture. What you will have to discuss with your dentist, is the likelihood of the tooth surviving in the long term. If the prognosis is poor, you may be better off considering an implant, but if the prognosis is reasonable, you should always make an effort to hold on to your teeth. Listen to what your dentist has to say, if the tooth has fractured, he/she will advise you of the best treatment option.

Thanks for the advice....final questions.......what is an 'implant?and do you get it after the problem tooth is removed....or why can't you just leave a gap where the molar was removed from?

Bleating Lamb

Thanks for people's advice on my situation.
Will let ye know how I get on.

Fishorsealant

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

davo10 wrote: »

When you need a root canal, the tooth is already compromised, good teeth don't need root canal. So a root treated tooth is always more susceptible to fracture. What you will have to discuss with your dentist, is the likelihood of the tooth surviving in the long term. If the prognosis is poor, you may be better off considering an implant, but if the prognosis is reasonable, you should always make an effort to hold on to your teeth. Listen to what your dentist has to say, if the tooth has fractured, he/she will advise you of the best treatment option.

Thanks for the advice....final questions.......what is an 'implant?and do you get it after the problem tooth is removed....or why can't you just leave a gap where the molar was removed from?

An implant is like a screw surgically placed in your bone which acts as a foundation for a fake tooth.

The most predictable method is extracting the tooth , waiting for 3 months for healing.
Then place the implant and waiting another 3 months before loading the implant with the fake tooth.

Many patients mistake implants for what is called a post and core which is placed into the tooth not the bone.

You can leave a gap if you want to however there is a risk of unwanted movement of other teeth into the space and decrease in function.

Always advise patients to save teeth where possible but no point in herodontics either. Your dentist will examine the tooth and advise you.

Bleating Lamb

Thankfully got an appt for later today,isn’t with my own dentist who is off today but another dentist in the practice.

Tooth quite sore even though I took two ibuprofen earlier,will listen to the dentists feelings on the tooth but I’m veering towards thinking of the extraction route.

Harry321

I received a temp filling about 6 weeks ago, dentist told me that give it 3 weeks come back to hee and let her know if pain has settled or not.3 weeks later pain had not settled and dentist at that stage decided that route canal was the only option, ironically tooth settled down after that fir about 4 weeks but has become sensitive over last week or so..my question is is this because the temp filling has worn away meaning a Permanant filling would eradicate the problem or is root canal still the only viable option outside of extraction ??