The Questions Asked on the Phone, and Why
Each question helps establish in advance what the night will require.
Questions about the pain
We ask when the pain began, whether it comes on its own or with cold, heat or sweet, and how long it lasts once the stimulus is removed. Pain that stops within seconds suggests exposed dentine; pain lasting minutes and arising spontaneously indicates pulpitis.
Pain on biting with a feeling that the tooth has grown longer points to inflammation at the root tip. Each answer corresponds to a different procedure, so the distinction matters.
Questions about swelling, fever and general condition
We also ask about facial swelling and how fast it grew, fever, difficulty swallowing and whether the mouth opens. These show whether the infection has passed beyond the tooth into the soft tissues, and they change the priority.
If breathing is affected, or the swelling spreads towards the eye or neck, the guidance is different: the nearest hospital emergency department comes first, and we say so on the phone. Dental treatment is planned after that.
Medical history and practical details
- The medicines you take, especially blood thinners
- Any known drug allergies
- Diabetes, blood pressure and heart conditions
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- How many days the complaint has lasted and what was done
- Whether you have the fragment, lost crown or denture
- Your expected arrival time and who will be driving
Before You Arrive from Sarilar: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Sarilar does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Sarilar
What you should do before setting out from Sarilar depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Sarilar, 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 Sarilar
Calling as you set out from Sarilar 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 Manavgat, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Sarilar
For a patient attending as an emergency from Sarilar, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Sarilar
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 Sarilar as well.
Left to a later visit for Sarilar
For a patient from Emergency in Sarilar, 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 Sarilar, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Manavgat repeatedly.
