Planning Treatment When Time Is Short
Knowing how long each procedure takes removes the most common reason for postponing.
What can be done in one session
- Examination, radiographs and a treatment plan
- Scaling and polishing
- One or several fillings
- Composite bonding, with no laboratory stage
- A simple extraction
- Root canal treatment where the case allows
- Sealants and fluoride application
What needs more than one visit, and why
Implants need a biological healing period between placement and the restoration, and prosthetics require impression, laboratory work and a try-in. These stages cannot be skipped but they can be planned around your schedule.
What postponing does to the timeline
Postponing to save time ends in needing far more of it — arithmetic rather than a warning. A single-visit filling becomes a root canal and then a crown: one appointment turns into a three-stage treatment.
Getting Here, Booking and Emergencies from Uckapilar
Route, booking and emergency arrangements for patients from Uckapilar.
Getting here from Uckapilar
Üçkapılar 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 Uckapilar, such as Gebizli, Kılınçarslan, Mehmetçik, Sinan. You can ask for the location on WhatsApp when travelling from Uckapilar.
Appointments for Uckapilar
At this distance, splitting treatment into visits is no problem for patients from Üçkapılar, and attending reviews is easy too. As with patients from Muratpasa generally, appointments for families from Uckapilar can be scheduled consecutively.
Emergencies from Uckapilar
Setting out from Üçkapılar 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 Uckapilar, 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.
When a Denture Is Relined and When It Is Remade
A denture loosening is not a fault in its construction but the result of the bone beneath changing. The question is how to respond: reline or remake?
What relining does
New material is added to the tissue-fitting surface to fill the gap; the outer surface, tooth arrangement and bite stay the same. It is quick and economical. Where the denture itself is sound, its teeth unworn and the bite correct, relining is the adequate answer. In the first year after extractions it usually needs relining twice; that is an expected process.
When remaking is required
Relining is insufficient and a new denture is needed:
- The denture teeth are worn and the vertical dimension is lost
- The acrylic is cracked or has been repaired before
- The bone has changed too much for relining to compensate
- Facial appearance has changed and lip support is lost
- Flabby, mobile tissue has formed beneath it
The consequence of delay
Using an ill-fitting denture for years accelerates bone resorption and leaves the tissue beneath flabby. Making a new denture then becomes difficult, with no firm base to seat on. A constantly moving denture also causes sores, and prolonged irritation can lead to tissue change. An annual review keeps that chain from ever starting.

































































