Procedures That Can and Cannot Be Finished in One Visit
Knowing this list lets you plan your journey around the treatment.
What can be completed in one visit
- Composite fillings and repair of a chipped edge
- Scaling and polishing
- Uncomplicated extractions
- The whole root canal treatment in suitable cases
- Recementing a crown or bridge when it is intact and suitable
- Draining an abscess and relieving acute pain
- Fissure sealants and fluoride application
What needs time by its nature
- Crowns, bridges and veneers: fabrication between impression and fitting
- Implants: the integration period between surgery and prosthesis
- Removable dentures: they require try-in stages
- Orthodontics: a process spread over months
- Gum treatment: applied region by region
- Whitening: preferably spread over more than one session
How the order is decided
The order is not arbitrary. Pain and infection come first, since they affect both comfort and the safety of later steps; then losses and fractures that impair chewing. Aesthetic work comes last for a technical reason: an impression taken before the gum is healthy records a margin that will move, giving a poorly fitting restoration. We complete as much as possible in one visit, but without breaking that sequence.
Getting Here, Booking and Emergencies from Kestel
Route, booking and emergency arrangements for patients from Kestel.
Getting here from Kestel
Kestel lies in the Alanya district of Antalya; Alanya is a coastal tourism district, about 132 kilometres from the clinic. We also see patients from neighbouring areas that share the route from Kestel, such as Bayır, Burçaklar, Çarşı, Emişbeleni. You can ask for the location on WhatsApp when travelling from Kestel.
Appointments for Kestel
Over the distance between Kestel and the clinic each visit means a day, so a long slot is set aside and the number of visits needed is stated at the outset. As with patients from Alanya generally, appointments for families from Kestel can be scheduled consecutively.
Emergencies from Kestel
Always call before setting out from Kestel at night; over this distance the guidance you receive on the phone matters in keeping the situation from worsening. For patients coming from Dental Clinic in Kestel, 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.
Periodontal Probing: What the Numbers at Your Examination Mean
The numbers you hear at examination — '3, 2, 4' — are not arbitrary. Measured around every tooth, they form the most concrete map of gum health there is.
What the numbers measure
A thin probe is passed gently into the sulcus between tooth and gum and the depth read in millimetres. Six points are measured around each tooth. In a healthy sulcus the value is 1 to 3 mm. Increasing depth shows the gum has detached from the tooth and the bone beneath has been lost.
What the values mean
The general framework:
- 1 to 3 mm with no bleeding: healthy
- 1 to 3 mm with bleeding: inflammation has begun and is reversible
- 4 to 5 mm: early periodontitis, home brushing no longer reaches
- 6 mm and above: advanced bone loss, surgery may be needed
- Whether it bleeds is as important a finding as the depth
Why it is repeated at every review
A single set of measurements is a snapshot; what matters is following the change. An increase at the same point shows the disease progressing, a decrease shows the treatment working. The readings are therefore recorded and compared. Because gum disease progresses painlessly, these numbers make visible a process the patient cannot feel.
