Root canal cost in Karachi
What a root canal costs in Karachi, and what the price covers.
The short answer
A root canal here is PKR 48,000, without a crown. The consultation and X-ray before it is PKR 3,500. Re-treating a root canal that has already failed elsewhere is PKR 55,000, because it takes more visits, more specialised equipment and more material.
Prices are given in writing before treatment begins. Rates are reviewed each year.
The prices
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Consultation and X-rayExamination, X-ray and diagnosis, before you decide. | PKR 3,500 |
| Root canal treatmentOne tooth, one price, without a crown. | PKR 48,000 |
| Re-treatment of a failed root canalA root canal done elsewhere that has failed. | PKR 55,000 |
| Zirconia crown, if the tooth needs onePer unit, priced separately. | PKR 58,000 |
What the price buys, and what changes it
A microscope, not a loupe
Up to 22-24× magnification. Canals are not missed, and decay comes out completely.
A rubber dam on every case
It lets the dentist use highly concentrated chemicals to clean inside the canals and kill the bacteria. Dentists who do not use one avoid those chemicals, because they taste bad, and risk the treatment.
One visit, nine times out of ten
Rotary instruments made single-visit treatment safe. Cases that arrive with infection, and some re-treatments, need an antibiotic dressing left in the canals for fourteen days, which is two visits.
A crown is separate
The price above is for the root canal. If the tooth then needs a crown, it is quoted on its own.
Keeping your own tooth
A root canal is PKR 48,000 and usually leaves the tooth in function indefinitely. An implant with a crown starts at PKR 170,000 and needs at least three months for the bone to grow around it.
Common questions
Questions people ask about this treatment.
01Will the procedure hurt?
After local anaesthesia there will be no discomfort. However, if you continue to feel unbearable pain we will either provide more anaesthesia or discontinue the procedure.
02My last root canal failed. Will this one fail too?
Root canal failures usually happen when the procedure is performed without proper isolation and magnification. If the operator does not have enough training and proper equipment, mistakes can happen that result in failure.
03Can a root canal be done in a single visit?
Nine in ten are. Rotary instruments made it possible to prepare root canals safely over fewer visits, and in about 90% of cases in a single visit. Cases that arrive with infection, and some failed root canals being re-treated, are done over more than one visit, those need an antibiotic dressing left in the canals for fourteen days.
04How successful is a root canal, and how long will the tooth last?
The success rate is 95 to 100%. If the tooth already has infection in it that falls to about 85 to 90%, which does not reduce how worthwhile the procedure is. Those figures are for periods exceeding ten years.
The full treatment page, with the method, the equipment and the doctors’ own papers, is Root Canal Treatment.
More price guides
Ask before you decide, and get the price in writing.
Start with the X-ray. Examination, X-ray and diagnosis are on the screen in front of you, and you decide afterwards.