Records, Prescriptions and Reports for International Patients
A well-kept record is the most valuable document that travels with you.
Information worth having ready at your appointment
- The active substances of the medicines you take
- The name and dose of any blood thinner
- Any history of medicines used for bone loss
- Known drug and latex allergies
- Heart valve, pacemaker or previous cardiac surgery details
- Recent blood sugar results if you have diabetes
- Previous dental radiographs and your implant card, if any
What belongs in the treatment record
A good record first identifies the tooth in international notation, so it is unambiguous in any language, then states the procedure and materials: filling type, number of canals treated, crown material. For implants the brand, diameter and length matter, because the right component can only be sourced years later if they were written down. Asking for digital copies of your radiographs is sensible for the same reason.
Prescriptions and reports across borders
Brand names change between countries; active substances do not, so a prescription or summary written by active substance is far easier to fill abroad. A medicine sold without prescription in one country may need one elsewhere. On antibiotics there is a common misunderstanding: most toothache does not resolve with them, because the inflamed tissue inside the tooth has to be removed. A report listing procedures and dates can be issued separately when an insurer or employer needs one.
Getting Here, Booking and Emergencies from Altintas
Route, booking and emergency arrangements for patients from Altintas.
Getting here from Altintas
Altıntaş lies in the Aksu district of Antalya; Aksu is an outlying district near the centre, about 20 kilometres from the clinic. We also see patients from neighbouring areas that share the route from Altintas, such as Fettahlı, Karaöz, Macun, Yenidumanlar. You can ask for the location on WhatsApp when travelling from Altintas.
Appointments for Altintas
If you say you are coming from Altıntaş when you book, procedures are combined and examination, radiographs and treatment are usually completed the same day. As with patients from Aksu generally, appointments for families from Altintas can be scheduled consecutively.
Emergencies from Altintas
Coming from Altıntaş at night is quicker than by day once the roads clear; call as you set out and you will receive first-aid guidance on the phone. For patients coming from Dental Clinic in Altintas, the clinic is open 24/7 and in an emergency the order is set by severity rather than arrival time. For spreading facial swelling, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or toothache with fever, go to the nearest emergency department.
Cracked Tooth Syndrome: Sharp Pain on Biting
Some pains are invisible on a radiograph and hard to find at examination. Cracked tooth syndrome is the foremost of these: patients struggle even to say which tooth the pain comes from, because the crack may be microscopic and opens only when biting in a particular direction.
The typical description
The complaint follows a fairly distinctive pattern:
- Pain comes not while biting but on RELEASING the bite — the crack closing and opening
- It is triggered by hard or fibrous food, not by soft food
- Short, sharp sensitivity to cold may accompany it
- The patient cannot say exactly which tooth, only the area
Why it does not show on a radiograph
A radiograph shows structures separated along the path of the beam. A crack usually runs along the tooth's front-to-back axis, and because the two parts have not yet separated, no line appears on the image. Diagnosis therefore rests on clinical tests: a special device that loads each cusp separately identifies which one produces the pain.
Why catching it early is decisive
As long as the crack stays within enamel and dentine, the tooth can be protected by encircling it with a crown or onlay, which stops the crack advancing. If it reaches the pulp, root canal treatment is added. If it runs towards the root and becomes a vertical fracture, the tooth usually cannot be saved. The difference is weeks or months, which is why pain on biting should not be postponed.

































































