Restorative Dentistry
Crowns
A custom-made cap that covers and protects a damaged or heavily filled tooth.
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General & Preventive Dentistry
Root Canal Treatment
Careful treatment of an infected or inflamed nerve, with the aim of saving the tooth rather than removing it.
Overview
About Root Canal Treatment
Root canal treatment addresses infection or inflammation in the pulp — the soft tissue inside the tooth containing its nerve and blood supply. It is often what stands between keeping a tooth and losing it.
The treatment involves cleaning the root canal system, shaping it, and sealing it to prevent reinfection. A tooth treated this way usually needs a crown afterwards to protect it, and your dentist will discuss that as part of the plan.
Why patients choose it
Benefits
Keeps your own tooth
The aim is to save the tooth rather than extract it.
Addresses the source
Treats the infection rather than masking the symptom.
Restores function
With a suitable restoration, the tooth can work normally again.
Preserves the gap-free arch
Avoids the knock-on effects of losing a tooth.
Step by step
How the treatment works
Diagnosis
Examination and x-rays to confirm what is happening inside the tooth.
Anaesthetic
The tooth is numbed thoroughly before anything begins.
Cleaning
The canal system is cleaned and shaped.
Sealing
The canals are filled and sealed against reinfection.
Restoration
A permanent restoration, often a crown, protects the tooth.
Suitability
Who is it for?
Root canal treatment may be recommended where the pulp is infected or irreversibly inflamed — often signalled by persistent pain, sensitivity that lingers after hot or cold, or swelling. Diagnosis needs an examination and usually x-rays; symptoms alone are not enough to be certain.
A professional assessment is always needed. The guidance on this page is
general information, not advice about your own teeth. Whether this treatment is right for
you can only be decided after an examination by one of our clinicians.
Treatment details
Appointments
One or more depending on the tooth and the infection.
Fees
Incisor/canine £541.20; premolar £560.40; molar £692.40. See the price list.
Afterwards
Some tenderness for a few days is common. Contact us if it worsens.
Protection
A treated tooth is usually more brittle and often needs a crown.
Our work
Clinical Gallery
Photography from the practice’s own image library.
About these images. Every photograph here comes from Liphook Smile Studio's own
website — none is stock and none is AI-generated. They are shown as a clinical gallery rather
than as before-and-after pairs, because the source site does not state which image is which.
Supply matched, consented pairs and they will replace these.
Questions
Root Canal Treatment FAQs
If your question is not here, please ask when you contact the practice.
Is root canal treatment painful?
The tooth is thoroughly numbed, and most people find the treatment itself comparable to having a filling. Much of the reputation comes from the pain of the infection beforehand rather than the treatment.
Why not just take the tooth out?
Extraction is sometimes the right answer, but keeping your own tooth usually avoids the knock-on effects of a gap. Your dentist will set out both options honestly.
Will I need a crown afterwards?
Often, yes, particularly for back teeth. A root-treated tooth can become brittle, and a crown protects it. This is discussed as part of the plan and cost.
How successful is it?
Root canal treatment is well established, but no dental treatment succeeds every time. Your dentist will discuss the outlook for your particular tooth.
What if it flares up again?
Contact the practice. Re-treatment or referral may be appropriate, and we will assess before advising.
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Getting here
How to reach us
Driving to the practice
Liphook sits just off the A3, which bypasses the village — so the practice is straightforward to reach from both Guildford and Petersfield. Leave the A3 at the Liphook turning and follow signs into the village centre; Haslemere Road runs from The Square towards Haslemere.
To confirm: the exact approach you would like described from the north and from the south, and any local landmark to turn at.
For turn-by-turn directions from wherever you are, use the button below — it always reflects live traffic.
By train
Liphook station is on Station Road, Liphook, GU30 7DR, on the Portsmouth Direct Line and managed by South Western Railway.
- From London Waterloo — about an hour, via Woking.
- From Portsmouth & Southsea — about 45 minutes.
- Frequency — roughly one train an hour each way, with extra services at peak times.
To confirm: the walking time from the station to 6 Haslemere Road.
By bus
Liphook is served by Stagecoach South. The Square, in the village centre, is the main stop and the closest to Haslemere Road.
- 23 — Liphook Sainsbury's to Haslemere Town Hall (Monday to Saturday).
- 113 — Liphook Sainsbury's to Alton College.
- 123 — Alton College to Liphook, The Square.
- 250 — Liphook village circular.
Timetables change — please check with Stagecoach before travelling, and confirm the walking time from The Square.
Parking
Parking behind the practice is free. The car park is directly behind us on Haslemere Road — coming from the village, it is just before you reach Sainsbury's.
- Designated bays — free for up to 5 hours, which comfortably covers any appointment.
- Yellow bays — free with 24-hour parking, if you need to leave the car for longer.
There is no charge and no ticket machine, so you can come straight in.
If you are arriving by train instead, the station car park on Station Road has 74 pay-and-display spaces, currently around £5.10 for the day.
To confirm: whether any of the bays behind the practice are marked as blue badge spaces, so we can say so here.
Finding us in the village
We are at 6 Haslemere Road, a short distance from The Square — the centre of Liphook and the main bus stop. Liphook railway station is on Station Road, and Sainsbury's is a useful landmark on the village's northern side.
To confirm: walking times from The Square and the station, the nearest recognisable landmark to the door, and step-free access details.
The map below shows exactly where we are.
Liphook Smile Studio
6 Haslemere Rd, Liphook, GU30 7AL
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6 Haslemere Rd, Liphook, GU30 7AL
6 Haslemere Rd, Liphook, GU30 7AL
Opening hours
Monday to Friday
9:00am – 5:00pm
Closed Saturday & Sunday
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