Patient guides
Patient guides on how long root canal treatment takes, root canal versus implant, whether you need a referral to an endodontist and telling sensitivity from something more serious.
A twinge with ice cream is one thing; an ache that lingers is another. This guide helps you tell ordinary sensitivity from the early signs of a nerve in trouble, explains what each pattern usually means and tells you when it is time to have a tooth assessed.
Read the guideShort answer: no. This guide explains how referrals and self-referrals both work, what to bring if you come directly, how your own dentist stays involved and when it makes sense to see an endodontist rather than wait.
Read the guideWhen a tooth is in trouble, patients are increasingly offered an implant as an alternative to saving it. This guide compares the two options fairly — longevity, comfort, cost over time, surgery, timescales — and explains when each is the better choice.
Read the guideOne visit or two? An hour or longer? This guide explains what decides the length of a root canal appointment, why some teeth need a second visit, how long the whole process takes from consultation to crown and what you can do to keep it short.
Read the guideBook an Appointment
A consultation establishes what is wrong, which options genuinely apply to your tooth and what each would cost — set out in writing so that you can decide at home. Book online, or ring if the pain will not wait.
