Dental Filling Cost in Lagos 2026
Dental Filling for Lagos dey cost ₦5K–₦15K for general or public hospital, and ₦15K–₦40K for premium specialist hospital — the same procedure, reach 8× apart.
Wetin Dental Filling dey cost for Lagos
Range per tier, no be one fixed price — the real figure dey depend on the hospital and your case.
Public tier mean the teaching and general hospital (LUTH, LASUTH and the state general hospital). Standard private cover the plenty mid-range private hospital across mainland and Island. Premium specialist mean the top-end Island hospital.
Price last verified: 2026-05-07. Lagos.Cool desk survey seeded 2026-05-07; tier ranges not re-verified against a 2026 primary source Always confirm the current price with the hospital before you plan around am.
Wetin dey drive the price
Filling cost for Lagos dey turn on the material and the size of the cavity. Amalgam (silver) filling na the cheapest and dem still dey use am well for public tier; composite (tooth-colour) filling dey cost more and na the default for private and premium practice because patient want am make e no show. Big filling across multiple surface dey take longer and dey cost more than small one. Pass material and size, the tier spread dey reflect the usual setting and equipment difference — but unlike root canal, filling na short, contained procedure, wey dey keep even the premium end relatively affordable.
How long e dey take: Outpatient — typically 20–45 minutes for one filling.
Wetin dey inside vs wetin dem go add
The extra no carry price here because Lagos hospital no dey publish dem — ask for itemised quote.
- • Local anaesthetic where e need
- • To remove the decay and prepare the tooth
- • The filling material and placement
- • Bite adjustment and polish
- • Composite (tooth-colour) wey dem price above amalgam
- • X-ray where e need to check the cavity
- • Bigger multi-surface filling wey dem price higher
- • Root canal if the decay don reach the nerve
Wetin the spread mean for your pocket
The gap between wetin Dental Filling dey cost for general hospital and for premium specialist na about ₦35K — and that difference dey buy comfort, privacy and shorter wait, no be different clinical outcome. For routine, uncomplicated case, the public and standard-private tier dey give the same medicine.
So the honest question no be 'which one cheap' but 'which tier I actually need'. Premium worth am if you value privacy, speed and consultant wey you sabi. Whichever one you choose, collect itemised quote before the day, confirm wetin your HMO cover and for which hospital, and budget for the extra wey dey above, no be only the headline range.
Sum like this dey sit beside your other big Lagos cost — check Lagos rent and market price to see how e take compare.