The Emergencies Seen Most Often from This Area
As the patient profile changes, so does the mix of emergencies.
Inflammation around a wisdom tooth
A partly erupted wisdom tooth keeps a flap of gum over it. Beneath that flap brushing cannot reach, so food debris and bacteria are sheltered and inflammation begins: pain at the back of the jaw, a bad taste, swelling and a restricted opening.
Emergency care cleans the area and relieves the pressure; an opposing cusp biting into the flap is adjusted. If opening is badly limited and swelling spreads towards the neck, no time should be lost. Whether the tooth is kept or removed is decided once the inflammation settles.
Postponed decay turning into a night-time abscess
When decay reaches the pulp it first causes sharp but limited pain. As the nerve dies the pain fades and the patient assumes it has passed, while the infection continues towards the bone at the root tip.
Pus then collects and pressure builds: throbbing pain, a tooth too tender to touch, a raised feeling and swelling of the gum. Antibiotics alone are not the answer here — the pressure must be released and the source treated, and both can be done at night.
Other frequent presentations from the area
- A heavily filled back tooth fractured on hard food
- Sensitivity after a crown or veneer has come off
- A fractured or no longer fitting removable denture
- Bleeding gums with persistent bad breath
- Pain increasing two to three days after an extraction
- A front tooth broken by a knock while swimming or in sport
- An orthodontic wire digging in and ulcerating the cheek
Before You Arrive from Kemer: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Kemer does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Kemer
What you should do before setting out from Kemer depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Kemer, 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 Kemer
Calling as you set out from Kemer 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 Kemer
For a patient attending as an emergency from Kemer, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Kemer
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 Kemer as well.
Left to a later visit for Kemer
For a patient from Emergency in Kemer, 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 Kemer, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Kas repeatedly.
