What Can Wait and What Cannot, for Patients from Ulus
Urgency is set not by how severe the pain is but by how fast the process behind it moves.
Signs that cannot wait until morning
- Swelling spreading to the cheek, under the eye or the neck
- Facial swelling accompanied by fever
- Difficulty swallowing or breathing
- Bleeding in the mouth that pressure does not stop
- A tooth knocked out or displaced by a blow
- Pain that resists painkillers and prevents sleep entirely
- A sudden change in the bite or inability to open the mouth
Problems that look able to wait but should not be put off
A lost filling, a broken crown or mild sensitivity is not distressing on the first day, so people postpone them for weeks — yet exposed dentine sensitises quickly, the gap traps food and decay advances beneath.
Mild swelling and soreness around a wisdom tooth behaves the same way: it settles for a few days and returns worse. Seen early, most of these are solved with a simple procedure.
What to do when you cannot decide
You do not have to classify the symptoms yourself. Whenever you are unsure, call: a few questions establish how urgent it is and we tell you what to do. There is no closing time, so there is no wrong hour to ring.
If there are life-threatening signs — spreading swelling, difficulty swallowing or breathing — go straight to a hospital emergency department. Every other dental emergency is assessed at the clinic, at night included.
Before You Arrive from Ulus: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Ulus does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Ulus
What you should do before setting out from Ulus depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Ulus, 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 Ulus
Calling as you set out from Ulus 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 Ulus: for patients coming from across Kepez, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Ulus
For a patient attending as an emergency from Ulus, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Ulus
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 Ulus as well.
Left to a later visit for Ulus
For a patient from Emergency in Ulus, 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 Ulus, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Kepez repeatedly.
