Dental Health in Your Twenties
Decisions made now largely determine how much treatment will be needed later.
Wisdom teeth: the decision window
Wisdom teeth usually erupt between about 17 and 25, when their position becomes clear. Not all need removing, but where there is an indication, waiting makes it harder: roots complete, bone densifies and healing slows with age.
First aesthetic decisions
This is when interest in aesthetic treatment first appears, and the real risk is not poor work but over-treatment. A tooth cut for veneers at twenty is dependent on restorations for life. The order should be whitening, then bonding which cuts no tooth, then orthodontics for alignment — veneers only when those are not enough.
Habits that set in this period
- Energy and carbonated drinks, which dissolve enamel chemically
- All-day snacking, which multiplies acid attacks
- Smoking, the strongest risk factor for gum disease
- Clenching driven by irregular sleep and stress
- Never flossing, where interproximal decay begins
- Oral piercings, which chip teeth and cause recession
Getting Here, Booking and Emergencies from Pinarbasi
Route, booking and emergency arrangements for patients from Pinarbasi.
Getting here from Pinarbasi
Pınarbaşı lies in the Konyaaltı district of Antalya; Konyaaltı is one of the central districts, about 8 kilometres from the clinic. We also see patients from neighbouring areas that share the route from Pinarbasi, such as Zümrüt, Bahtılı, Doyran Dağ, Hurma. You can ask for the location on WhatsApp when travelling from Pinarbasi.
Appointments for Pinarbasi
At this distance, splitting treatment into visits is no problem for patients from Pınarbaşı, and attending reviews is easy too. As with patients from Konyaalti generally, appointments for families from Pinarbasi can be scheduled consecutively.
Emergencies from Pinarbasi
Setting out from Pınarbaşı 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 Pinarbasi, 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.
The Teething Period in Babies
Teething makes a baby unsettled but is responsible for fewer symptoms than is commonly believed. Attributing everything to it can allow another illness to be missed.
What genuinely belongs to teething
What research actually associates with it is limited:
- Redness, swelling and tenderness of the gum
- Increased drooling
- A wish to bite and chew on things
- Irritability and disrupted sleep
- A slight rise in temperature — not fever, below 38 degrees
What should not be blamed on teething
High fever, diarrhoea, vomiting, ear discharge and rashes are not signs of teething. They belong to infections common at that age, which increase around six months as the baby loses the immunity received from the mother. The coincidence in timing is misleading. With these symptoms a paediatrician should be seen.
Ways to give relief
Cold and pressure help: a teething ring chilled in the fridge (not frozen), a clean cold cloth, or gentle massage of the gum with a clean finger. Frozen objects should not be used; a very cold surface injures the gum. Teething gels containing anaesthetics are not advised for babies. Honey must never be given.
