The Five Minutes Before You Leave Cankaya
Even a short trip goes faster when the few minutes before it are used well.
The phone first: guidance begins while you are still at home
At night the first move is the phone, not the car key. A short call establishes what you are dealing with — bleeding, swelling, a fracture, spontaneous pain — and you are told what to do at home and, just as importantly, what not to do. The same call starts preparation at the clinic, which finishes while you travel. Since the drive from Cankaya is short, that means going straight through to the examination when you walk in.
What to pick up before you close the door
- The broken fragment, or the crown, veneer or bridge that came off
- A knocked-out tooth in milk — never let it dry out
- Every piece of a broken denture, including the small ones
- The boxes or a written list of the medicines you take
- A note if you are on blood thinners, so it is not forgotten
- Any previous radiographs and treatment reports
- Your ID, or passport or residence permit for foreign residents
Who drives, and what to watch for on the way
Severe toothache divides your attention and slows reactions; add a painkiller and driving at night is not safe. Have someone else drive or take a taxi, and if you live alone tell someone you are setting out. If anything changes on the way, call again. Swelling spreading towards the eye or neck, difficulty opening the mouth or swallowing, trouble breathing or a high fever mean an urgency beyond a dental clinic — head for a hospital emergency department.
Before You Arrive from Cankaya: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Cankaya does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Cankaya
What you should do before setting out from Cankaya depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Cankaya, 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 Cankaya
Calling as you set out from Cankaya 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 Cankaya: for patients coming from across Kepez, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Cankaya
For a patient attending as an emergency from Cankaya, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Cankaya
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 Cankaya as well.
Left to a later visit for Cankaya
For a patient from Emergency in Cankaya, 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 Cankaya, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Kepez repeatedly.
