What Happens First: Examination, Radiograph and Treatment
The order is not arbitrary — each step makes the next one possible.
History and examination: the first few minutes
The first step is listening: when and how the complaint began, what triggers it and how it has behaved. Then the mouth is examined — the area, the neighbouring teeth and the gum, checking for swelling, redness and mobility.
Simple tests such as cold and percussion may be used. The aim is to find the true source, since dental pain often radiates and the tooth a patient points to is not always the responsible one. Medicines and chronic conditions are asked about here.
Why the radiograph is taken straight away
Examination shows what is on the surface, not what lies in the bone or around the root. Whether a fracture reaches the root, whether an area of infection has formed at the apex, the position of a buried tooth and the state of the bone are visible only on an image.
So in an emergency the radiograph is usually among the first steps, because the same symptom may come from something treated with root canal therapy or from an abscess needing drainage. Our equipment is ready at every hour.
What can be done in the same visit
- Identifying the source of the pain and making the diagnosis
- Imaging fractures, abscesses and the state of the bone
- Releasing pulp pressure and starting root canal treatment
- Draining an abscess and cleaning the area
- Stopping bleeding and suturing if required
- Smoothing sharp edges and temporary repair of a broken tooth
- Urgent extraction where a tooth cannot be saved, with aftercare
Before You Arrive from Andifli: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Andifli does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Andifli
What you should do before setting out from Andifli depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Andifli, 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 Andifli
Calling as you set out from Andifli 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 Kas, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Andifli
For a patient attending as an emergency from Andifli, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Andifli
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 Andifli as well.
Left to a later visit for Andifli
For a patient from Emergency in Andifli, 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 Andifli, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Kas repeatedly.
