What Cannot Wait and What Is Less Urgent in Altinkum
Knowing the difference makes the night-time decision much easier.
Situations that cannot be delayed
- Swelling spreading to the eye, jaw or neck, with fever
- Difficulty swallowing, limited opening or trouble breathing
- Spontaneous throbbing pain that lingers for minutes
- A permanent tooth knocked completely out
- Bleeding in the mouth that will not stop
- Pus discharging from the gum with a bad taste
- A tooth displaced or pushed in after an impact
What is done when the picture looks less urgent
Sensitivity that comes with cold and passes in seconds, a lost filling or a small chip of enamel are usually less urgent. That does not mean you should spend the night in pain: sealing the exposed dentine temporarily brings immediate relief and protects the tooth until the next step.
Waiting still has a cost. Decay advances quickly in the space a lost filling leaves, a sharp edge cuts the tongue and cheek, and exposed dentine soon becomes a deeper problem. Because the clinic has no closing time these treatments are carried out at night too — you do not have to wait for morning.
How the picture changes in summer and on holiday nights
In summer the daily rhythm here changes: mealtimes shift, snacks and cold drinks increase and sleep becomes irregular. A tooth managed for days can flare up in the middle of a holiday, and falls at the beach or around pools make broken front teeth common in this season.
On holiday nights the difficulty is not the treatment but finding somewhere open, since duty rosters are not always current. Our clinic keeps a fixed arrangement: open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, weekends and public holidays included. You can call and come directly.
Before You Arrive from Altinkum: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Altinkum does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Altinkum
What you should do before setting out from Altinkum depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Altinkum, using the wrong measure can make things worse, so it matters which page you read — applying heat to swelling spreads the infection, and placing a painkiller tablet on the tooth burns the gum.
- Toothache
- Dental abscess and facial swelling
- A broken or cracked tooth
- A knocked-out tooth
- Bleeding after an extraction
What calling achieves for Altinkum
Calling as you set out from Altinkum does two things: you receive first-aid guidance suited to your situation, and the radiograph and surgery are prepared while you travel. For patients coming from across Konyaalti, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Altinkum
For a patient attending as an emergency from Altinkum, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Altinkum
Examination and a radiograph, opening the canal to release pressure, draining an abscess, stopping bleeding, temporarily sealing a broken tooth, splinting a loose tooth and adjusting a poking orthodontic wire are all completed the same night for a patient from Altinkum as well.
Left to a later visit for Altinkum
For a patient from Emergency in Altinkum, completing the root filling, making a crown or onlay, the permanent restoration and the implant and prosthetic stages are done at planned appointments. If you are coming from Altinkum, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Konyaalti repeatedly.
