What Can Be Done at Home Until You Reach the Clinic
Even over a short distance, the right first steps make the treatment easier.
What to do in the first minutes of pain
Most dental pain comes from pressure on the nerve tissue inside the tooth, which is why lying flat usually makes it worse. Staying upright until you set out, or raising your head on pillows if you are trying to rest, is more comfortable.
Avoid chewing on that side and keep away from very hot or very cold drinks. A cold compress wrapped in a thin cloth can be held against the outside of the cheek for a few minutes at a time. This is better than putting ice directly in the mouth or holding a hot pack against the face. If you take a painkiller of your own, bring the box or the name with you — knowing what you have taken affects the decision made at the clinic.
Things you can do before you arrive
- Stay upright — lying flat increases throbbing
- Hold a cloth-wrapped cold compress against the cheek
- Do not chew on the painful side; rest that area
- Rinse gently with lukewarm salt water; do not gargle hard
- If there is bleeding, press with clean gauze for 15 minutes
- Bring any broken fragment or lost crown in a closed box
- Write down the medicines you take and bring the list
Where home measures stop being enough
Everything done at home is temporary; its only purpose is to make the time until you reach the clinic safe. A painkiller does not remove the cause, it only mutes the signal. Treating the problem as solved once the pain eases usually ends in a larger procedure a few days later.
Some signs cannot wait at all: swelling spreading towards the eye or the neck, difficulty opening the mouth, trouble swallowing or breathing, and high fever. These require a hospital emergency department. For all other dental emergencies our clinic is open at every hour — radiographs are taken and the cause is treated the same night.
Before You Arrive from Kiziltoprak: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Kiziltoprak does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Kiziltoprak
What you should do before setting out from Kiziltoprak depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Kiziltoprak, 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 Kiziltoprak
Calling as you set out from Kiziltoprak 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 Kiziltoprak: for patients coming from across Muratpasa, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Kiziltoprak
For a patient attending as an emergency from Kiziltoprak, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Kiziltoprak
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 Kiziltoprak as well.
Left to a later visit for Kiziltoprak
For a patient from Emergency in Kiziltoprak, 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 Kiziltoprak, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Muratpasa repeatedly.
