Which Dental Problems Can Wait and Which Cannot
Urgency is measured by how fast the process is advancing, not by pain alone.
Situations that need to be seen the same night
Urgency usually depends not on how much it hurts but on how fast the underlying process is moving. Growing swelling in the face or gum, fever, throbbing that resists painkillers and breaks sleep, a tooth loosened or knocked out by a blow, and bleeding that will not stop all belong here. Waiting does not merely prolong discomfort; it enlarges the treatment needed.
With a knocked-out permanent tooth, time decides the outcome: kept in milk or moist in the mouth and brought quickly, it may be repositioned. Likewise, the longer an abscess goes undrained, the further the infection spreads. In this group, calling and coming is right at any hour.
Less urgent, but still not to be postponed
- Brief sensitivity to hot or cold that passes at once
- A small piece of filling lost, with no pain
- Noticing painless gum recession without bleeding
- A mild long-standing ache whose intensity does not change
- A discoloured tooth that causes no symptoms
- A broken denture clasp that is not digging in
- A gap at a crown margin with no pain or movement
Signs that call for a hospital emergency department
Some dental problems belong to a hospital emergency department rather than a dental clinic. Swelling spreading towards the eye or neck, an inability to open the mouth, difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath and high fever with general deterioration are among them. In these cases go to a hospital emergency department without delay.
The same applies after a heavy blow to the jaw: with loss of consciousness, vomiting, a jaw that will not close or a suspected fracture, assessment happens at the hospital first. Once the general condition is secured, the dental part of the treatment is completed at our clinic. For every other dental emergency you can come to us at any hour, day or night.
Before You Arrive from Aydogmus: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Aydogmus does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Aydogmus
What you should do before setting out from Aydogmus depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Aydogmus, 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 Aydogmus
Calling as you set out from Aydogmus does two things: you receive first-aid guidance suited to your situation, and the radiograph and surgery are prepared while you travel. For Emergency in Aydogmus: for patients coming from across Kepez, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Aydogmus
For a patient attending as an emergency from Aydogmus, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Aydogmus
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 Aydogmus as well.
Left to a later visit for Aydogmus
For a patient from Emergency in Aydogmus, 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 Aydogmus, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Kepez repeatedly.
