Teeth Care Multispeciality Dental Clinic is a leading multispeciality dental chain that offers world-class dental treatment to its patients. Using the latest technology, we serve patients to restore their oral health.
Teeth Care Multispeciality Dental Clinic is a leading multispeciality dental chain that offers world-class dental treatment to its patients. Using the latest technology, we serve patients to restore their oral health.
Quick answer: A tooth filling at Teeth Care starts at INR 600 for GIC and INR 800 for a tooth-coloured composite filling. Most fillings take 20 to 45 minutes in a single visit. If the decay has already reached the nerve, a filling will not hold and the tooth needs a root canal instead.
Most cavities are found before they hurt. A dark spot on a back tooth, a twinge with cold water, food that keeps catching in the same gap. Many of our patients describe it as "daant mein keeda laga hai". There is no worm, of course. It is bacteria dissolving the enamel, and a small cavity caught at that stage is the cheapest and quickest thing we treat.
Leave it, and the same hole reaches the soft layer underneath, then the nerve. The bill grows at each step, from a filling to a root canal to a crown. This page sets out what a filling costs at our five Kolkata branches, which material suits which tooth, and how to tell whether a filling is still enough.
| Filling type | Starting price per tooth | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| GIC (glass ionomer) | From INR 600 | Cavities near the gum line, milk teeth, low-pressure areas |
| GIC miracle mix | From INR 700 | Stronger GIC for back teeth in children and as a base |
| Composite (tooth-coloured) | From INR 800 | Front and back teeth where looks and strength both matter |
| Composite build-up | From INR 1,500 | Rebuilding a large broken area, often before a crown |
All figures are starting prices. The final cost depends on how many surfaces of the tooth the cavity covers and is confirmed after an examination and, where needed, an X-ray.
Composite resin is a tooth-coloured material bonded to the tooth in thin layers and hardened with a blue light. It matches your natural shade, so it is the usual choice for front teeth and most back teeth. Because it bonds to the enamel, the dentist removes less healthy tooth than with older materials. A well-placed composite commonly lasts 5 to 10 years.
Glass ionomer (GIC) releases fluoride slowly, which helps protect the tooth around it from fresh decay. It tolerates a little moisture during placement, which makes it useful near the gum line and in children's teeth. It is not as strong or as glossy as composite, so it is less suited to the chewing surfaces of adult molars.
Silver amalgam was the standard for decades and is very durable, but it is grey, it does not bond to the tooth, and its use has been declining worldwide. Most patients today choose composite. If you have old silver fillings that are cracked or leaking, they can be replaced with tooth-coloured ones.
For a cavity so large that little tooth is left around it, a filling alone may crack the tooth. In that case we build the tooth up and protect it with a crown.
Short, sharp sensitivity can also come from worn enamel or receding gums rather than decay. Our article on treatments for sensitive teeth covers that side.
The question we hear most is whether a tooth can still be filled. The answer depends on how deep the decay has gone, and the pain pattern usually tells us before the X-ray does.
| What you feel | What it usually means | Likely treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Brief twinge with cold or sweets, gone in seconds | Decay in enamel or dentin | Filling |
| Pain that lingers for a minute or more after cold | Nerve is inflamed | Possibly a deep filling, often RCT |
| Throbbing pain, worse at night or lying down | Nerve is infected | Root canal treatment |
| Swelling or a bump on the gum | Infection has spread past the root | Root canal treatment or extraction |
Pain that wakes you up is past the filling stage. We explain why in why tooth pain gets worse at night. If you do need a root canal, our root canal treatment page explains the procedure, and the RCT cost guide breaks down the price.
One filling usually takes 20 to 45 minutes. You can eat once the numbness wears off. Mild sensitivity to cold for a few days afterwards is normal; sensitivity that gets worse, or pain when biting, means the bite needs adjusting and you should come back.
Fillings are done at all five Teeth Care branches, with the same materials and prices everywhere:
A filling is usually part of a routine check-up and clean. See our general dentistry page for what else that visit covers.
GIC fillings start at INR 600 and tooth-coloured composite fillings at INR 800 per tooth.
A composite filling commonly lasts 5 to 10 years, depending on its size and your habits.
No, the tooth is numbed with local anaesthetic, and small cavities sometimes need none.
Usually 20 to 45 minutes per tooth, in a single visit.
Yes, once the numbness wears off, so you do not bite your cheek or tongue.
For most teeth yes, because it matches your shade and bonds to the tooth.
When decay has reached the nerve, usually shown by lingering or night-time pain.
Mild cold sensitivity for a few days is normal, but pain on biting means the bite needs adjusting.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Sanket Chakraverty, BDS, MDS, Prosthodontics and Implantology.
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