How the Definitive Treatment Is Planned After Emergency Care
The night's work stops the pain; the lasting solution is built on it.
The difference between emergency care and definitive treatment
Emergency care has a clear aim: to stop the pain, halt the spread of infection, control bleeding and protect the tooth or tissue from greater damage. Once these are achieved the patient feels well, because the pressure or the inflammation has been released.
Definitive treatment aims instead to restore function and durability. If a root canal has been started, that means filling the canals and closing the tooth with a permanent restoration; in a fractured tooth, rebuilding it with a suitable material; after an extraction, planning how the gap will be restored once healing is complete. The longer the interval between the two stages, the more of the night's gain is lost.
Living with a temporary restoration
A temporary filling or crown placed at night is not a substitute for the permanent one. Its job is to close the opening, block hot and cold stimuli and protect the tooth until the definitive work. The material is soft and wears down, so avoid hard and sticky food on that side, and pull floss out sideways rather than upwards in that gap.
A temporary restoration coming loose or breaking is not unusual. When it does, the inside of the tooth is exposed again, bringing sensitivity and the risk of recontamination. Keep the tooth clean and call the clinic. Because we are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, a lost temporary filling can be replaced at night — there is no need to wait for morning.
The steps that follow emergency care
- Diagnosis and treatment plan are given in writing at the visit
- The number of root canal sessions is stated from the outset
- You are told how long the temporary restoration will last
- If medication is used, its duration and end date are made clear
- After extraction, restoring the gap is planned for after healing
- The follow-up appointment is set before you leave
- Radiographs and records are kept on file for the next session
Before You Arrive from Sutculer: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Sutculer does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Sutculer
What you should do before setting out from Sutculer depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Sutculer, 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 Sutculer
Calling as you set out from Sutculer 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 Sutculer: for patients coming from across Kepez, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Sutculer
For a patient attending as an emergency from Sutculer, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Sutculer
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 Sutculer as well.
Left to a later visit for Sutculer
For a patient from Emergency in Sutculer, 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 Sutculer, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Kepez repeatedly.
