Sale Dental Spa
Root canal treatment removes infection from inside a tooth and can help you keep it. We use local anaesthetic, explain each step and agree the price before treatment. From £650.
Ask about root canal treatmentIn online booking, choose Consultation, then Endodontic Consultation (Root Canal).
In pain now? Call 0161 969 7464. An emergency appointment is £40 and we will see you as soon as we can.
Inside a tooth is soft tissue called the pulp. Decay or injury can lead to infection and pain. Root canal treatment removes infected tissue, cleans the canals and seals the tooth. It aims to treat the infection, although further treatment can sometimes be needed.
The honest comparison is simple: the usual alternative is taking the tooth out. Keeping your own tooth is usually the better long-term outcome when the tooth can be restored, and we will be straight with you when it cannot.
One more honest thing. A back tooth that has had root canal treatment often needs a crown afterwards to protect it. If yours will, we tell you before we start, with the price in writing, not after.
We confirm what is actually going on and whether the tooth can be saved, and you get your exact price in writing before anything starts.
Treatment does not begin until the tooth is completely numb. Most patients say the appointment itself is the easy part.
The infected tissue is removed, the canals are cleaned and disinfected, and the tooth is sealed. Depending on the tooth, this takes one visit or two.
A filling or crown restores the tooth, and we review how it has settled. From there it is brushed, checked and looked after like any other tooth.
Front teeth (incisors) from £650. Premolar and molar teeth £795, reflecting the extra canals and time involved. If a crown is recommended afterwards, it is priced separately and in writing. All fees are on our Fees and Finance page.
Interest-free finance over 12 months is available on treatment plans (representative 0% APR), with longer terms also available. Finance is provided through Tabeo, subject to status and affordability.
You can check your rate and see representative examples on Tabeo's finance calculator.
What actually happens during root canal treatment, why it is nothing like its reputation, a real patient case from this practice, and the questions worth asking at any consultation, wherever you go. Reviewed by Dr Sabeer Alikkantavida. Complete the form to open the free PDF guide.
The treatment is done under local anaesthetic and for most patients feels like having a long filling. The pain people associate with root canals is usually the infection beforehand, which the treatment removes. The tooth can be tender for a few days afterwards.
Easier on the day, but a missing tooth brings its own costs: the gap, drifting neighbours, and the price of replacing it later. Where the tooth can be restored, keeping it is usually the better decision, and we will tell you honestly when it is not.
Often one, sometimes two, depending on the tooth and the infection. You will know the plan before you start.
Back teeth often do, because a crown protects the treated tooth from cracking. If yours will, it is part of the written plan from the beginning, never a surprise added later.
Root canal treatment at Sale Dental Spa is provided by Dr Sabeer Alikkantavida, a dentist with a special interest in endodontics (Dip Rest Dent RCS, GDC 124483). It is careful, unhurried work, and it is his kind of work.
Meet Dr Sabeer and the teamCall 0161 969 7464, book online, or request a callback and we will call you back during opening hours.
In online booking, choose Consultation, then Endodontic Consultation (Root Canal).
Our 12-month guarantee covers fillings, crowns and bridgework, subject to full payment, attending recommended examinations and the other conditions in our terms. Composite bonding and veneers are excluded. Read the full terms for details.
Read the full guarantee termsDr Sabeer accepts endodontic referrals from practices across the area. Your patient returns to your care with a full clinical report.