Fillings, crowns and root canals

The aim is to keep the tooth. A filling done early is small; a crown done well lasts decades; a root canal done under a microscope saves a tooth that would otherwise be pulled. We do not take teeth out that can be kept.

Fillings are white composite, bonded to the tooth, matched to its colour and shaped so you cannot tell. Larger repairs get an inlay or a crown: we scan the tooth with a digital scanner rather than taking a mouthful of impression material, and most crowns are designed and milled in the practice the same day, so you leave with the finished crown rather than a temporary and a second visit.

Root canal treatment is the one everyone dreads and the one that, done properly, is no worse than a filling: the tooth is fully numb, the work is done under a microscope with a rubber dam so it is clean and dry, usually in one visit of about an hour. Anna does most of ours; the complex ones go to a specialist endodontist we work with in Cardiff. Every repair comes with a written guarantee.

What is included

• White composite fillings, colour-matched
• Digital scanning, no impression trays
• Same-day crowns milled in the practice
• Root canal treatment under a microscope
• Specialist referral for the complex cases
• Ten years on crowns and bridges, three on fillings

What it costs

White fillings from £125, crowns from £695, root canal treatment from £495, bridges from £1,400. Quoted in writing before you start; ten-year guarantee on crowns and bridges. There is no VAT on dental treatment and every fee is on the fees page, with the membership plan that spreads the routine cost. Nervous? Start on the nervous patients page.