Dental Implants in Turkey - Excellent service and very cheap

tysoup

My cousin recommended a dentist in Altinkum , Turkey called Perfect Dental. I've just come back from treatment and cannot praise Ekrem and his staff enough. Forget any ideas that by going abroad standards may be lower because the prices are so cheap. This clinic is the most modern I have ever seen and super clean, everyone has to wear plastic covers over their shoes for instance. The clinic is very big and spacious and all the equipment is modern. Ekrem speaks good but not perfect english, is a very nice guy and even has a sense of humor. He is also the hardest working person I have ever met. A couple of nights he was working on me and my wife until 11pm as we wanted a lot of work done in a short space of time. The prices are simply amazing. Implants only (no crown) are £350. Zirconium crowns are £90 instead of around £650 in the UK. He also throws on some things for free. For example he didnt charge for 360 degree xrays or temporary dentures. I was there for 4 days with my wife and in that time I had 8 implants and my wife had 3 implants and 28 zirconium crowns. I worked out that we saved over £30,000 not to mention the amount of time it would have taken. I would unreservedly recommend Ekrem and his clinic to anyone thinking of having any dental work.

Dogger69

Overseas treatment is all fine until something goes wrong. I wouldn't take the risk.

brook2jack

As it sounds as if you and your wife have had very extensive work (28 crowns and three implants is incredible considering there are only 32 teeth in the mouth including wisdom teeth), I'm sure the dentist in Turkey has informed you of the maintainance and life style changes you and your wife will have to undertake.

Hopefully you have regular check ups and hygienist appointments sorted out alongside the yearly monitoring that most implantologists want and have made the change to diet, cleaning regimes etc.

As you are also aware no dental work lasts forever so you need to start budgeting for the repair,maintainance and replacement of this work.

tysoup

Yes is was a lot of work. I have a history of gum disease which meant i had a couple of long bridges, one of which failed recently. This work was to replace both those bridges with implant bridges and to fill another small gap where I'd had a molar taken out. My wife was given an antibiotic as a child that darkened all her teeth. Her upper teeth already had veneers that were coming to the end of their life her lower teeth were too dark to bleach so decided to do the whole lot in one go. The 28 crowns included 3 crowns on implants. He was able to put crowns on hers straight away , I have to wait 4-6 months as they need to support bridges. Plan to look after them as much as possible with regular check ups and maintenance. Would be interested what diet changes you can suggest, or do you mean avoid sugary drinks and foods. I am already doing that and taking Calcium with Vitamin D and vitamin B to help with bone growth and recovery.

At the prices we paid one thing we wont have to worry about is budgeting for replacements

tysoup

Dogger69 wrote: »

Overseas treatment is all fine until something goes wrong. I wouldn't take the risk.

That is a valid point. Things can go wrong if you have the work done over here or abroad. The main thing is the quality of the dentist in the first place.

In my experience I have always had to wait weeks for dentists appointments over here. I have no idea if that would speed up if I had a problem with an implant. However I am confident that if I contacted this clinic I could be seen as soon as I could get a flight over , and if he needed to work till midnight to help me out he would.

brook2jack

You do realise that you can get gum disease around implants as easily or easier than around your own teeth?

You need to discuss and treat your gum disease and lifestyle diet changes with a dentist. EG if you smoke you need to stop implant failure is much higher in smokers and many implantologists will not place implants on smokers. obviously you need to address sugar attacks to no more than three a day.

Have you been shown how to use tepe brushes, superfloss etc to clean around bridges?

Have you been recommended a maintainance regime interval eg every three months?

Are you aware that any tooth that is crowned has a 25% chance of needing root filling , so you may need some of that maintainance budget sooner than you think.

tysoup

brook2jack wrote: »

You do realise that you can get gum disease around implants as easily or easier than around your own teeth?

You need to discuss and treat your gum disease and lifestyle diet changes with a dentist. EG if you smoke you need to stop implant failure is much higher in smokers and many implantologists will not place implants on smokers. obviously you need to address sugar attacks to no more than three a day.

Have you been shown how to use tepe brushes, superfloss etc to clean around bridges?

Have you been recommended a maintainance regime interval eg every three months?

Are you aware that any tooth that is crowned has a 25% chance of needing root filling , so you may need some of that maintainance budget sooner than you think.

All very valid points and they are appreciated.

I have recently found a good dentist in the uk and will ask her about the points you have raised.

My wife had a couple of root canals done over there, he only charged £60 for each one so they wont break the bank either.

brook2jack

tysoup wrote: »

That is a valid point. Things can go wrong if you have the work done over here or abroad. The main thing is the quality of the dentist in the first place.

In my experience I have always had to wait weeks for dentists appointments over here. I have no idea if that would speed up if I had a problem with an implant. However I am confident that if I contacted this clinic I could be seen as soon as I could get a flight over , and if he needed to work till midnight to help me out he would.

Actually even in the best hands things go wrong. Any crown has a 25% chance of abcessing , any temporary covering can easily come off. As you know implants are complex pieces of work screws can break, substructures can become loose and you face travelling on a plane in pain . Most implantologists will want to see you on an annual basis at least to review the work.

In the worst situation you may have to try to litigate in a foreign country in a language you don't speak , in a system you don't understand.

I would always advise someone to have dental work close to where they live, in case of problems ie if you live in Turkey have it done there because things can and do go wrong.

What I always advise against is one hit dentistry..... have a terrific amount of work in one go thinking it is fit and forget. If you need alot of dentistry it is because you need to make changes in your oral habits as without those changes any dentistry you have will be short lived.

welshdent

please tell me you havent had 28 crowns held on by 3 implants?!?!?!?!?!?

welshdent

tysoup wrote: »

My wife had a couple of root canals done over there, he only charged £60 for each one so they wont break the bank either.

As long as it was done properly in the first place. Was rubber dam used? I wouldnt have one without that no matter how cheap it was.

brook2jack

tysoup wrote: »

All very valid points and they are appreciated.

I have recently found a good dentist in the uk and will ask her about the points you have raised.

My wife had a couple of root canals done over there, he only charged £60 for each one so they wont break the bank either.

Yes but a tooth that is root filled is a tooth that has a limited lifespan, it is more brittle than an unroot filled tooth.

Also even in the best hands not all teeth can be root filled successfully so may need to come out anyway.

We are not just talking about money but keeping your teeth and gums healthy enough to last a lifetime.

This is a big ask as unfilled teeth are much better and stronger than anything we can replace them with. Crowns,bridges,implants are only a second best.

If your oral care is not good enough to keep your original teeth and gums healthy you have to radically change your habits to keep complex dentistry for any time.