The Emergencies We See Most Often in Meltem
Referrals from the area cluster into a few pictures, each with a different first step.
The night pain of a postponed cavity
Cavities postponed because of work hours reach the pulp within days. The pain is then no longer a brief twinge with cold or sweet things: it starts on its own, throbs, and gets clearly worse at night because lying down increases blood flow to the head. Painkillers only postpone it; the treatment is usually root canal therapy, which can be started at night, and relieving the pressure in that first session normally brings relief during the same visit.
First steps for the problems we see here
- Throbbing pain worse at night: same-night examination and radiograph
- Localised gum swelling: the pressure needs to be released
- Spreading facial swelling, fever or difficulty swallowing: do not lose time
- Fractured tooth: keep the piece and stop probing the sharp edge
- Lost filling: stop chewing on that side; do not pack the cavity
- Gum bleeding that will not stop: come without waiting for morning
- Poking orthodontic wire: cover with wax; do not cut it yourself
Which picture needs a hospital emergency department?
Most dental problems are handled in a dental clinic. But when infection spreads into the tissues of the face and neck the picture is no longer confined to the tooth: swelling reaching the eyelid or neck, difficulty opening the mouth, trouble swallowing or breathing, high fever and exhaustion are its signs. With any of these, go to the nearest hospital emergency department, where intravenous treatment and close monitoring may be needed. For everything else — pain, abscess, fracture, bleeding, denture problems — you can come to us at any hour of the night.
Before You Arrive from Meltem: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Meltem does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Meltem
What you should do before setting out from Meltem depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Meltem, 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 Meltem
Calling as you set out from Meltem 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 Meltem: for patients coming from across Muratpasa, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Meltem
For a patient attending as an emergency from Meltem, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Meltem
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 Meltem as well.
Left to a later visit for Meltem
For a patient from Emergency in Meltem, 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 Meltem, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Muratpasa repeatedly.
