What Happens First: Examination, Radiograph and Treatment Order
The logic is simple: stop the pain first, then make the right decision.
The sequence from the moment you arrive
- A short conversation: when it started and what makes it worse
- Medical history: medicines, chronic illness, allergy, pregnancy
- Intraoral examination — the whole mouth, not just the painful side
- A radiograph of the relevant area and its assessment
- The findings and the options explained to you
- Anaesthesia and the treatment the case requires
- Written aftercare and the next step planned
What the examination and radiograph decide
Patients cannot always point to the right tooth: dental pain refers to the neighbouring tooth, the opposing jaw, the ear or the temple, so the examination is never confined to the spot that hurts. Percussion, a cold test and assessment of the gum narrow down which tooth and which stage.
The radiograph shows what the eye cannot: decay under a filling, inflammation at the root tip, a fracture line, the position of an impacted wisdom tooth and the surrounding bone. Whether the answer is root canal treatment, drainage or extraction usually becomes clear on that image, which is why it is the basis of the decision rather than a detail left for later.
Why pain comes before planning
Discussing a long treatment plan with someone in severe pain is neither easy nor sound. Where the situation allows, anaesthesia comes first and the pain is brought under control; the decision is made together once you are comfortable. If there is infection in the area, the anaesthetic technique may need to differ, which is judged at the examination.
The aim on the night is to halt the problem and leave the tooth safe: opening the pulp, draining an abscess, a temporary filling or an extraction. Permanent fillings, crowns and the remaining root canal sessions are then scheduled around the findings and your availability.
Before You Arrive from Yesiltepe: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Yesiltepe does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Yesiltepe
What you should do before setting out from Yesiltepe depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Yesiltepe, 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 Yesiltepe
Calling as you set out from Yesiltepe 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 Yesiltepe: for patients coming from across Kepez, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Yesiltepe
For a patient attending as an emergency from Yesiltepe, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Yesiltepe
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 Yesiltepe as well.
Left to a later visit for Yesiltepe
For a patient from Emergency in Yesiltepe, 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 Yesiltepe, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Kepez repeatedly.
