Dental Implants in Turkey - Excellent service and very cheap

tysoup

welshdent wrote: »

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

No Dont know where you get that idea.

28 crowns in total. Of these 25 crowns were on existing teeth. 3 crowns were on new implants. Hes good but he doesn't do magic

brook2jack

welshdent wrote: »

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

No I think his wife had 28 crowns including 3 implant crowns.

I have never in 25 years of dentistry placed this many crowns on one patient as the amount of tooth you need to remove for zirconium crowns on the back teeth is enormous.

tysoup

brook2jack wrote: »

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.

I take your point but you are assuming my teeth fell out yesterday. They didnt, they fell out 10 years ago and since then have taken more care of my teeth. I have cut out sugary foods and I use corsodyl mouthwash. After this investment I will be looking after them even more.

welshdent

tysoup wrote: »

No Dont know where you get that idea.

28 crowns in total. Of these 25 crowns were on existing teeth. 3 crowns were on new implants. Hes good but he doesn't do magic

You may think what I said sounded a bit mad but I have seen some ... interesting (lets leave it at that) treatments carried out at "bargain" rates overseas. 12 linked crowns to replace 3 teeth and a single implant in the middle ... not doing a lot as it had not integrated. Recently I saw a patient who took himself off somewhere sunny and came back with 16 crowns (all because he didnt like the look of 1 tooth) .... 9 of the teeth were loose and the others will be very soon due to his uncontrolled periodontal disease .... which existed before going abroad. But was fine because it only cost £200 for the lot ........ He will lose them all now within a couple of years

brook2jack

tysoup wrote: »

I take your point but you are assuming my teeth fell out yesterday. They didnt, they fell out 10 years ago and since then have taken more care of my teeth. I have cut out sugary foods and I use corsodyl mouthwash. After this investment I will be looking after them even more.

Corsodyl mouthwash should be used for short term only. It stains teeth and there is good evidence that bacteria can become resistant to chlorhexidine and therefore it's use should be limited. There has also been an nasty increase in people becoming allergic to chlorhexidine the major constituent of corsodyl.

Mouthwash is of very little help to someone who has gum disease , physical removal of crud is top proirity , hence using tepes, superfloss effectively is very important.

Gum disease is never cured, it is just controlled so having lost the teeth ten years ago and the bridges recently mean you will always have to be concerned about gum disease particularly as you have now had implants placed which are more prone to gum disease than the original teeth. Most implantologists will not place implants where the cleaning of teeth and gums has not been addressed and stabilised in someone who has lost teeth because of gum disease.

tysoup

welshdent wrote: »

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.

I dont know if a rubber dam or any other form of contraception was used to be honest

I think that as a dentist you may be inclined to have the view that all cheap dentists are inferior and must cut corners somewhere. I experienced nothing to support that view in this case.

tysoup

brook2jack wrote: »

Corsodyl mouthwash should be used for short term only. It stains teeth and there is good evidence that bacteria can become resistant to chlorhexidine and therefore it's use should be limited. There has also been an nasty increase in people becoming allergic to chlorhexidine the major constituent of corsodyl.

Mouthwash is of very little help to someone who has gum disease , physical removal of crud is top proirity , hence using tepes, superfloss effectively is very important.

Gum disease is never cured, it is just controlled so having lost the teeth ten years ago and the bridges recently mean you will always have to be concerned about gum disease particularly as you have now had implants placed which are more prone to gum disease than the original teeth. Most implantologists will not place implants where the cleaning of teeth and gums has not been addressed and stabilised in someone who has lost teeth because of gum disease.

Thank you, really appreciate the advice about gum disease and how its even more important now. I will start using tepes , find out about superfloss and talk to my dentist about a regular maintenance plan.

welshdent

tysoup wrote: »

I dont know if a rubber dam or any other form of contraception was used to be honest

I think that as a dentist you may be inclined to have the view that all cheap dentists are inferior and must cut corners somewhere. I experienced nothing to support that view in this case.

I think that that is a little unfair. I think anyone doing work, whatever price they charge, need to do it right. If I can do root fillings for £40 and use rubber dam then so can anyone else. £60 for a root filling done badly is a waste of money IMHO. But then so is one that costs £300 and done badly.

MrsE_2

tysoup wrote: »

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.

I have a crown on a post which has snapped off a little short inside. I've had root canal surgery previously, it looks normal but I get occasional abscesses in it.
The only long term fix is an implant.
I never thought of getting it done in turkey, what sort of pain relief did you get?
Doesn't it take a while to make the teeth up?
How does that work? You get X-rays for what you need before you leave the uk? Or at the beginning of the holiday? Or you have to visit twice?

tysoup

MrsE wrote: »

I have a crown on a post which has snapped off a little short inside. I've had root canal surgery previously, it looks normal but I get occasional abscesses in it.
The only long term fix is an implant.
I never thought of getting it done in turkey, what sort of pain relief did you get?
Doesn't it take a while to make the teeth up?
How does that work? You get X-rays for what you need before you leave the uk? Or at the beginning of the holiday? Or you have to visit twice?

For pain relief during the op it was done by injections. For afterwards they gave me the name of a pain killer to buy at a pharmacy and it was excellent. Didnt experience any pain during the surgery but it was sore after until the painkiller kicked in. Upper jaw seemed to be more painful than lower jaw work. But I had 8 implants , I dont think you would be too sore after a single implant.

It doesnt take time to make the teeth up but the implant has to fuse with the bone in the jaw. So the normal process is that you have the metal part put in your jaw . Wait 4 - 6 months for the bone to fuse and then go back to have the crown put on. However, in some cases it can all be done at the same time. I think its when you are doing a single tooth but best to ask them.

I did see a dentist in the uk before I went to check I had enough bone in the areas I needed it. They also have the fancy xray machine in turkey that wizzes around your head to check as well.