The Logic of a Pre-Season Oral Check
The aim is not to treat everything at once but to draw a six-month roadmap.
What is examined in a pre-season check
- Interproximal decay and filling margins, via bite-wing radiographs
- Gum pocket depths and bleeding on probing
- Cracked, worn or leaking restorations
- The periapical status of root-treated teeth
- The position of impacted or partly erupted wisdom teeth
- The fit of dentures and bridges and their supporting teeth
- The pattern of wear and any signs of clenching
Why silent problems are sought out
Most problems that flare mid-season are already present at its start, simply without symptoms. Interproximal decay is invisible in a mirror, gum disease is painless, and a root-treated tooth can have a silent lesion at its apex. Each is found only if looked for — with bite-wings, probing and periapical images. The point is to detect what the patient cannot feel.
How the findings are sequenced
The resulting list rarely needs to be finished in one visit. Findings fall into three groups: what must be dealt with before the season, what fits into a single appointment during it, and what can be planned for afterwards. Active infection, deep decay, fractured restorations and repeatedly inflamed wisdom teeth belong in the first group.
Getting Here, Booking and Emergencies from Kadriye
Route, booking and emergency arrangements for patients from Kadriye.
Getting here from Kadriye
Kadriye lies in the Serik district of Antalya; Serik is an outlying district near the centre, about 42 kilometres from the clinic. We also see patients from neighbouring areas that share the route from Kadriye, such as Yumaklar, Aşağıçatma, Bilginler, Cumhuriyet. You can ask for the location on WhatsApp when travelling from Kadriye.
Appointments for Kadriye
If you say you are coming from Kadriye when you book, procedures are combined and examination, radiographs and treatment are usually completed the same day. As with patients from Serik generally, appointments for families from Kadriye can be scheduled consecutively.
Emergencies from Kadriye
Coming from Kadriye at night is quicker than by day once the roads clear; call as you set out and you will receive first-aid guidance on the phone. For patients coming from Dental Clinic in Kadriye, 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.
Emergencies During Orthodontic Treatment
Most problems during brace treatment are not true emergencies, but a few will not wait. Knowing the difference prevents both needless worry and needless delay.
What can wait
A planned appointment is enough for these:
- A bracket coming off but still on the wire — secure it with wax
- An elastic breaking — it can wait until the next appointment
- Mild pain and a sense of looseness — expected findings
- Rubbing ulcers on the lip — managed with wax and salt water
What should not wait
A wire end digging into the cheek or gum, a wire that has advanced with food and pierced the tissue, a piece embedded in the floor of the mouth or palate, and any appliance swallowed or suspected of being inhaled — these must be dealt with the same day. Do not try to cut a protruding wire yourself; the piece can be swallowed.
What to keep at home
A small kit is useful during brace treatment: orthodontic wax, clean tweezers, salt for rinses, a soft toothbrush and an interdental brush. Wax makes most incidents manageable until the appointment; a small piece is enough to cover a wire or bracket.
