Success depends on finding every canal — molars often have four, and a missed one is the usual reason a root canal fails years later. This page covers the root canal treatment appointment itself — what is prepared beforehand, what happens in the chair, and what the first hours afterwards feel like. Plan for 1-2 appointments and 4-6 days including the crown.
A single filling takes 20-40 minutes; a molar root canal typically needs 60-90 minutes and is sometimes split across two visits. Local anaesthetic, usually a single infiltration or a block for lower molars. Paediatric cases often use topical gel plus behavioural technique before any needle. Success depends on finding every canal — molars often have four, and a missed one is the usual reason a root canal fails years later.
Your scan or photographs are reviewed in person against the remote plan. Success depends on finding every canal — molars often have four, and a missed one is the usual reason a root canal fails years later.
Rubber dam is placed. Saliva contamination is the most common cause of a bond failing or a canal becoming reinfected.
Decay or infected pulp tissue is removed under magnification, with the extent verified rather than estimated.
Canals are obturated or the cavity is built up in increments and cured, then the bite is checked with articulating paper before you leave.
Removes infected pulp from inside a tooth to save it from extraction.
You leave with written aftercare and the follow-up schedule fixed — for this option that means 4-6 days including the crown, with 1-2 appointments in total.
Local anaesthetic, usually a single infiltration or a block for lower molars. Paediatric cases often use topical gel plus behavioural technique before any needle.
A single filling takes 20-40 minutes; a molar root canal typically needs 60-90 minutes and is sometimes split across two visits.
A general dentist for routine restorations, an endodontist for retreatment or complex canal anatomy, a paediatric specialist for children. Ask whether rubber dam and magnification are standard practice.
The lip stays numb for two to four hours — the main practical risk is biting your cheek before sensation returns. A treated tooth may feel tender to bite on for a couple of days.
Cost and alternatives for Root Canal Treatment.
Compare vs alternatives → See full cost breakdown →Almost always on back teeth. A root-treated molar without a crown fractures far more often.
The procedure itself is done under anaesthetic. The days afterwards involve manageable tenderness, not the pain that brought you in.
It should have been. Isolation is directly correlated with the long-term survival of both bonded restorations and root canal treatments.
Root-treated molars usually do, because the remaining tooth structure is brittle. Ask whether that cost is inside or outside the quote.
The answer determines whether a filling is a durable solution or a temporary one before a cusp fractures.
1-2 appointments — and 4-6 days including the crown. Any quote that compresses that materially is worth a second read, because laboratory and healing time set the schedule, not the clinic diary.
Extraction plus an implant costs more and takes longer; keeping your own root is almost always worth attempting first.
Spontaneous night pain is a classic pulpitis pattern.
Lingering heat sensitivity points to irreversible pulp involvement.
A recurring sinus tract means chronic infection at the root tip.
Success depends on finding every canal — molars often have four, and a missed one is the usual reason a root canal fails years later.
| Sessions | 1-2 appointments |
|---|---|
| Time in Turkey | 4-6 days including the crown |
| Recovery | Tenderness for 3-7 days |
| Expected lifespan | 10-20 years, higher when crowned promptly |
Extraction plus an implant costs more and takes longer; keeping your own root is almost always worth attempting first.
Timeline, aftercare and what to watch for, day by day.
Success depends on finding every canal — molars often have four, and a missed one is the usual reason a root canal fails years later. A single filling takes 20-40 minutes; a molar root canal typically needs 60-90 minutes and is sometimes split across two visits.
Success depends on finding every canal — molars often have four, and a missed one is the usual reason a root canal fails years later. Local anaesthetic, usually a single infiltration or a block for lower molars. Paediatric cases often use topical gel plus behavioural technique before any needle. A single filling takes 20-40 minutes; a molar root canal typically needs 60-90 minutes and is sometimes split across two visits.
A general dentist for routine restorations, an endodontist for retreatment or complex canal anatomy, a paediatric specialist for children. Ask whether rubber dam and magnification are standard practice. The lip stays numb for two to four hours — the main practical risk is biting your cheek before sensation returns. A treated tooth may feel tender to bite on for a couple of days.
1-2 appointments and 4-6 days including the crown are what the plan is built around. Extraction plus an implant costs more and takes longer; keeping your own root is almost always worth attempting first.