Root canal
Root canal treatment - save teeth before crowns
Root canal therapy for UK patients at Picasso Dental Clinic Vietnam - when to save vs extract, GBP costs, and crown follow-up.
Root canal treatment at Picasso Dental Clinic removes infected pulp to save a tooth - UK patients often pay GBP 581–GBP 1,210+ per tooth locally, making root canals worthwhile in Vietnam when bundled with crowns on the same trip.
Root canals are unsexy but strategic - they let you keep a tooth that might otherwise be extracted before an implant.
When Picasso recommends root canal
- Deep decay not yet at extraction stage
- Cracked tooth with restorable structure
- Dead tooth (discoloured) you want to keep
- Pre-crown or pre-bridge
When extraction + implant is better
- Vertical root fracture
- Severe bone loss
- Failed re-treatment with poor prognosis
We say which camp you are in before you fly.
UK cost benchmarks
| Indicative UK | |
|---|---|
| Molar root canal | GBP 581 – GBP 1,210+ |
| Crown after RCT | GBP 484 – GBP 1,210+ |
| Combined | Often GBP 1,210 – GBP 2,419 per tooth |
Bundling in Vietnam with a crown on one trip is the usual tourism pattern.
Appointment flow
- Diagnosis + X-ray/CBCT if needed
- Clean canals, medicate
- Fill and seal
- Crown prep days later
Safety
Sterile instruments - /safety/sterilisation-standards/. Antibiotics only when clinically indicated.
Related
- /cost/root-canal/
- Implant if tooth is lost