What Happens First: Examination, Radiographs and Treatment
The question patients travelling far ask most is how the night will unfold.
The assessment made on arrival
The first step on arrival is to listen: when the complaint began, what triggers it and what it feels like. Throbbing or sharp, worse with heat or cold, worse at night, and how quickly any medication worked — these details speed up the diagnosis. Then we ask about your medicines, allergies and any chronic conditions, all of which affect the choice of anaesthetic and medication.
The intraoral examination follows. Pressure and temperature tests are applied to the suspect tooth and its neighbours; the gum is checked for swelling, redness and discharge; jaw movement and mouth opening are assessed. This stage is usually brief, but it is never skipped, because it decides what to look for on the radiograph.
What the radiograph shows and how it changes the decision
Clinical findings alone are often not enough, because much of the problem lies where the eye cannot reach. A periapical radiograph shows a single tooth and the tissue at its root tip in detail, revealing inflammation at the apex, a fractured root or the state of an old root filling. A panoramic image shows both jaws, and is used for impacted wisdom teeth, larger lesions in the jawbone and suspected fractures after trauma.
The image often changes the plan. The tooth blamed for the pain may be sound and the source may be its neighbour, or a lesion that looked simple may prove to have reached the pulp. That is why radiographs are not postponed at night. Once imaging is done the findings are shown to you, and the procedure, its alternatives and the steps that will follow are explained.
What can be done in the same visit
- Panoramic and periapical radiographs
- Starting root canal treatment and releasing the pressure
- Abscess drainage and cleaning of the infected area
- Rebuilding a fractured tooth with composite
- Recementing a crown that has come off
- Stopping bleeding and placing sutures if needed
- Urgent extraction where it is indicated
Before You Arrive from Konakli: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Konakli does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Konakli
What you should do before setting out from Konakli depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Konakli, 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 Konakli
Calling as you set out from Konakli 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 Konakli: for patients coming from across Alanya, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Konakli
For a patient attending as an emergency from Konakli, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Konakli
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 Konakli as well.
Left to a later visit for Konakli
For a patient from Emergency in Konakli, 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 Konakli, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Alanya repeatedly.
