What Happens at a First Dental Visit
The first appointment produces the map of treatment, not the treatment itself.
The examination: not only the tooth that hurts
Patients usually arrive with one complaint, but the examination covers the whole mouth: every tooth, the margins of existing fillings, fractured or worn surfaces, the bite and any mobility. Soft tissues follow — gums, cheeks, tongue, palate and the floor of the mouth — along with bleeding, recession and pocket depths. The aching tooth is often the most urgent problem but rarely the only one.
What a radiograph shows and does not show
- Interproximal decay between teeth, invisible to the eye
- Decay advancing beneath existing fillings or crowns
- Inflammatory lesions and cysts at the root tip
- Bone level and the extent of loss in gum disease
- The position and angle of impacted wisdom teeth
- The quality of previous root canal fillings
- Gum colour, bleeding and early enamel spots do not appear on film
Why treatment does not start straight away
If there is pain, relief is provided in the same session — emergencies do not wait. But for non-urgent work the whole picture is needed first, because what is done to one tooth depends on its neighbours: a tooth due for extraction changes the design of the filling beside it, and prosthetic work waits until gum tissue is healthy. Treatment begun without a plan often has to be redone.
Getting Here, Booking and Emergencies from Memurevleri
Route, booking and emergency arrangements for patients from Memurevleri.
Getting here from Memurevleri
Memurevleri 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 Memurevleri, such as Meltem, Şirinyalı, Yenigöl, Zerdalilik. You can ask for the location on WhatsApp when travelling from Memurevleri.
Appointments for Memurevleri
At this distance, splitting treatment into visits is no problem for patients from Memurevleri, and attending reviews is easy too. As with patients from Muratpasa generally, appointments for families from Memurevleri can be scheduled consecutively.
Emergencies from Memurevleri
Setting out from Memurevleri 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 Memurevleri, 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.
Fungal Infection in the Mouth (Candidiasis)
Candida yeast is present in almost everyone's mouth and normally causes no trouble. Infection appears when the conditions that hold it in balance are disturbed, so the real question is not where the fungus came from but why the balance was lost.
Appearance and symptoms
It presents in more than one form:
- A white coating that wipes off, leaving red, tender tissue beneath
- Redness of the palate and tongue with a burning sensation
- Cracking and redness at the corners of the mouth
- Reduced taste and a metallic sensation
- Sharply outlined redness beneath a denture
What disturbs the balance
Antibiotics reduce the bacterial flora of the mouth and open space for the yeast. Corticosteroid asthma inhalers, dry mouth, sleeping in a denture, uncontrolled diabetes and immunosuppressive treatment are the other main causes. If treatment stops at medication the condition recurs; the cause has to be found.
Treatment and preventing recurrence
An antifungal is usually used for one to two weeks and the symptoms subside quickly. In denture wearers the denture must also be disinfected; otherwise the yeast returns from it when the medication ends. For inhaler users, rinsing the mouth with water after every dose is a simple but effective measure.
