Your Dental Clinic in Johar Town, Lahore

Take an ordinary painkiller you know you tolerate — ibuprofen if you can take it, paracetamol if not, at the normal dose. Rinse with warm salt water and hold a cold compress against the outside of your cheek. Keep your head propped up when you lie down, because blood pressure at the site is why toothache reliably worsens once you are flat. Avoid chewing on that side, and avoid very hot, cold or sweet food. One thing not to do: never hold an aspirin tablet against the gum — it burns the tissue and does nothing for the tooth. Painkillers mask the problem; the cause carries on regardless, so book as soon as we open.

The procedure itself should not hurt. The tooth and the area around it are numbed with local anaesthetic before treatment starts, so most patients feel pressure and movement rather than pain — many say it felt like having a filling. What people remember as a painful root canal is usually the infection beforehand; removing that infected tissue is what relieves the toothache. Mild tenderness for a few days afterwards is normal and settles with ordinary painkillers. If a previous dental experience went badly or you are anxious, say so at the consultation — treatment can be taken slowly, with breaks whenever you need them.

There is no price list, and the reason is not evasion: the same treatment name covers very different amounts of work, so an averaged figure tells you nothing about your own mouth. What happens instead is that we examine you, take whatever X-ray or scan the case genuinely needs, and give you a written estimate covering the whole course of treatment before anything starts — not just its first stage. You take it away and decide. Our treatment costs guide sets out what actually moves the figure for each treatment, and what to check when comparing one clinic's quote against another's.

Call or WhatsApp +92 333 6333643 and tell us what has happened — we keep same-day slots and treat emergencies ahead of booked appointments. For a knocked-out permanent tooth, act within the hour: pick it up by the crown and never the root, rinse it briefly in milk if it is dirty, and either place it back in the socket or keep it in milk on the way to us. For a broken tooth, save any fragments in milk. For swelling, use a cold compress on the outside of the cheek. Spreading facial swelling with fever or difficulty swallowing or breathing needs a hospital emergency department, not a wait for us to open.

No. The clinic has four specialist dentists under one roof — two endodontists, an orthodontist, and an oral and maxillofacial surgeon — so most cases are assessed and treated here without being sent elsewhere. You can book directly for braces, implants, surgical extractions or root canal treatment without seeing a general dentist first. If your case genuinely needs something we do not provide, we will say so and tell you where to go rather than attempt it. Where a treatment is handled by one of the visiting consultants, you are told at the consultation who will be carrying it out.

You fill in your medical and dental history on a tablet at reception rather than a clipboard, then the dentist examines you, takes X-rays if the case needs them, and explains what was found in plain language before anything is decided. You leave with a written estimate for the whole course of treatment. The history form asks a few things most do not — whether you take blood thinners, whether you use paan, gutka or naswar, and whether you have had trouble with dental treatment before — because each one changes what is safe to do that day. If you come back, the form returns your previous answers to check rather than making you write them again.

That is for you to judge, and the honest way to judge any clinic is on things you can verify. Happy Tooth is rated 5.0/5 across 31 Google reviews and has treated 5,000+ patients since 2020. It is led by Dr. Manahil Iftikhar, whose Pakistan Medical & Dental Council registration (13582-D) you can look up on the public register, and it has four specialist dentists under one roof — two endodontists, an orthodontist, and an oral and maxillofacial surgeon — so most cases are handled without a referral elsewhere. Ask any clinic you are considering the same questions: who will actually carry out the treatment, are they registered, and will you get a written estimate before anything starts.