The Order of an Emergency Visit: Assessment, Radiograph, Treatment
Knowing what to expect removes the uncertainty at the end of a long drive.
Listening and examination come first
An emergency examination begins with the history: when it started, what makes it worse, whether the pain arises on its own or only with hot and cold, whether it worsens at night and whether medication helps. These answers narrow the picture before the examination itself. Your medicines, chronic conditions and allergies are asked about at the same stage.
The mouth is then examined. The neighbouring teeth are assessed as well as the painful area, because where pain is felt is not always where it comes from. Responses to heat, cold and pressure are compared, and the gums, any swelling and the soft tissues are checked. This step is brief but decides most of what follows.
The steps of an emergency visit
- Taking the history of the complaint and the medical background
- Examining the painful area and the neighbouring teeth
- Comparing the responses to heat, cold and pressure
- Taking a radiograph the same night where needed
- Combining the findings to identify the source of the pain
- Anaesthesia and the procedure planned for that night
- Explaining what was done, what follows and the next step
How the order changes for patients travelling far
The drive from Demre is long, so the visit is arranged to keep journeys to a minimum. Calling before you set out means your complaint is known in advance and preparation for a radiograph, drainage or root canal treatment is complete while you travel, so assessment begins as soon as you arrive.
Where several problems exist, not all are tackled in one night. The tooth causing the pain and carrying infection risk is dealt with first; the others are recorded and put in order, so the visit is not stretched needlessly and nothing is missed. Tell us you are travelling far and the procedures that can safely be done that night are combined into one session where possible.
Before You Arrive from Demre: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Demre does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Demre
What you should do before setting out from Demre depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Demre, 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 Demre
Calling as you set out from Demre 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 Demre, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Demre
For a patient attending as an emergency from Demre, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Demre
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 Demre as well.
Left to a later visit for Demre
For a patient from Emergency in Demre, 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 Demre, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Demre repeatedly.
