What Happens at the First Examination
A first visit is an assessment rather than a treatment session: the aim is an accurate diagnosis and a clear explanation of the options.
History and medical information
Your complaint and general health are discussed — not a formality, since medication, allergies and past surgery directly affect the plan. Blood thinners, osteoporosis drugs and uncontrolled diabetes each change decisions.
Clinical examination and imaging
Teeth, gums, bite and soft tissues are assessed, but what is visible is not the whole picture: interproximal decay, periapical inflammation, impacted tooth position and bone level need radiographs. A definite plan given without imaging is incomplete.
The plan and making a decision
You should be told what will be done, why, how many visits it takes and what the alternatives are. Ask specifically how much tooth structure will be removed — it never returns, and a less invasive option should always be discussed.
Signs that should give you pause
- A definite plan offered without radiographs
- Claims of being "the best", "guaranteed" or lasting a lifetime
- Prices advertised online, which breaches the regulations
- Alternatives never being discussed
- Pressure to decide the same day
- Plans involving the cutting of many healthy teeth
Getting Here, Booking and Emergencies from Kizilarik
Route, booking and emergency arrangements for patients from Kizilarik.
Getting here from Kizilarik
Kızılarık lies in the Muratpaşa district of Antalya; Muratpaşa is one of the central districts, about 2 kilometres from the clinic. We also see patients from neighbouring areas that share the route from Kizilarik, such as Kızılsaray, Muratpaşa, Tarım, Yeşilbahçe. You can ask for the location on WhatsApp when travelling from Kizilarik.
Appointments for Kizilarik
At this distance, splitting treatment into visits is no problem for patients from Kızılarık, and attending reviews is easy too. As with patients from Muratpasa generally, appointments for families from Kizilarik can be scheduled consecutively.
Emergencies from Kizilarik
Setting out from Kızılarık at night is quick; come without delay in an emergency, and calling as you leave means preparation is done in advance. For patients coming from Dental Clinic in Kizilarik, the clinic is open 24/7 and in an emergency the order is set by severity rather than arrival time. For spreading facial swelling, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or toothache with fever, go to the nearest emergency department.
Loose Teeth: Causes and What Can Be Done
A loose tooth in an adult shows that the support attaching it to bone has weakened. The cause is not always gum disease, and the right treatment cannot be chosen without finding it.
Possible causes
The main considerations:
- Advanced gum disease: the commonest cause, from bone loss
- Excessive force: clenching, or a tooth sitting high in the bite
- Apical infection: inflammation and bone loss at the root tip
- Root fracture: particularly in root-treated teeth with posts
- Trauma: ligament damage from a blow
- Orthodontic movement: temporary and expected during treatment
Force-related mobility is reversible
If a tooth contacts before the others on closing, the load on it increases, the ligament around it widens and the tooth becomes mobile. Where there is no bone loss this is reversible: with a bite adjustment and, if needed, a night guard, the tooth firms up within weeks. The bite is therefore always checked in any mobile tooth.
Splinting: supporting by joining
Where mobility follows bone loss, a tooth can be supported by joining it to its neighbours with a fine wire and composite. This does not restore lost bone but distributes chewing force and keeps the tooth usable. Cleaning the splinted area becomes harder, so interdental brushes and threader floss become essential in these cases.
