Emergency Dental Care at Night and at Weekends in Lara
The area's hotel density pushes emergency demand outside office hours, so knowing what to do at those times matters.
There is no duty rota for dentists
Unlike pharmacies, dentists have no official duty rota; the phrase simply means a clinic actually open at that hour, so confirming it is the critical step.
If you are staying at a hotel
A hotel medical unit can usually only offer painkillers; the cause needs examination and radiographs. Call us before asking reception for a taxi so preparations are made before you arrive.
What you can do before coming
- Rinse with warm salt water and remove trapped food gently with floss
- Apply cold outside the cheek; never apply heat to swelling
- Never place a painkiller against the gum — it causes a chemical burn
- Keep any fragment, lost crown or veneer and bring it
- Carry a knocked-out permanent tooth in milk; never let it dry
- Keep your head raised; throbbing worsens when lying down
Getting Here, Booking and Emergencies from Lara
Route, booking and emergency arrangements for patients from Lara.
Getting here from Lara
Lara 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 Lara, such as Zümrütova, Çağlayan, Ermenek, Güzeloba. You can ask for the location on WhatsApp when travelling from Lara.
Appointments for Lara
At this distance, splitting treatment into visits is no problem for patients from Lara, and attending reviews is easy too. As with patients from Muratpasa generally, appointments for families from Lara can be scheduled consecutively.
Emergencies from Lara
Setting out from Lara 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 Lara, 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.
Impacted Wisdom Teeth and the Lower Jaw Nerve
The roots of lower wisdom teeth can run very close to the canal carrying sensation to the lip and chin. That relationship sits at the centre of surgical planning.
How the proximity is established
Certain signs on a panoramic radiograph raise the alert: interruption of the canal outline over the root, darkening of the root where it crosses the canal, or deviation of the canal. Where one of these is present a CT is requested. The three-dimensional image shows whether the canal lies lingual or buccal, below or between the roots — information that directly changes the surgical technique.
Coronectomy: leaving the root in place
Where the roots lie very close to the nerve, only the crown of the tooth may be removed and the roots left in place. The aim is to eliminate the source of infection without touching the nerve. The retained roots usually become covered by bone and can migrate upward, away from the nerve, over time. In high-risk cases this markedly reduces the risk of permanent numbness.
If sensation changes
Numbness of the lip or chin can occur after the procedure. Most is temporary and resolves within weeks: the nerve has not been cut, only compressed or stretched. The process is followed and recovery documented. Permanent loss of sensation is rare but possible, which is why in high-risk cases the decision to extract rests on whether the tooth is genuinely causing trouble.
