It looks like another star returns every other week from sunny Turkey and is brandishing a new set of teeth grinding.
Katie Price, Megan Barton Hanson and Jack Fincham are just a few celebrities who traded their natural smiles for so-called turkey teeth.
And Claire Dudley, 37, a mother of two and stepmother to her one, was eager to follow in their footsteps.
Support Her workers spent a staggering £10,000 on her set of multiple crowns in Turkey, and it was her worst decision she ever made. I admit that
Claire, from Ellesmere Port, Chester wanted a Hollywood smile after her teeth were ruined by thyroid problems, but she ended up having them chipped, pegs, root canals, and bones. Infected, resulting in multiple crown sets not fitting properly.
She also became a victim of brutal trolling where people compared her to her 60-year-old grandma. In her exclusive interview with
, she spoke out against the growing tendency to travel abroad in search of cheaper surgery. and she explained why she was warning others.
"I found another influencer with the perfect smile while scrolling through Instagram.
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In 2018, I was recovering from a thyroid problem that cracked and discolored my teeth and destroyed my confidence. I was reading about “First Aid” and watching influencers online rave about their new cheesy smiles and sun-filled vacations.
I was convinced and immediately booked a trip to Turkey to get my teeth fixed and a much-needed break.
I met the dentist at the clinic when she arrived in July 2018. He took her x-ray and said she needed a crown, but nothing more.
Veneers were not discussed and painkillers were injected within hours. Before we could discuss what was going on or what would happen in the procedure, I scraped the top teeth like hers and the bottom teeth like pegs.
Using the same procedure, the clinic team drilled the base of the implant into my jawbone.
I felt like I was on a factory conveyor belt. There was no interpreter and multiple dentists were treating me at the same time.
I left that afternoon with a temporary crown and was told to take painkillers and come back in a few days
no cooling period. was. Street with ice packs on cheeks and swollen face from dental work.
After several days, the temporary cover was removed and the crown was cemented.
I was in pain right after, but I went home the next day after saying it would heal.
Within four months, he was admitted to a hospital in England for treatment of dental infection and pain.
The crown was not properly sealed. It clicked when you spoke and was too loud for your mouth.
A painful, pus-filled infection developed rapidly because the final X-ray of him had not been done in Turkey because they were not properly cemented. did.
The pain was so bad that I had to see an NHS dentist who had no choice but to prescribe antibiotics.
I called the clinic and they told me to come back, but with the COVID epidemic, a Turkish dentist blocked me on his WhatsApp.
That was something I quickly learned was common practice.
I felt like I was on a factory conveyor belt. There was no interpreter and multiple dentists were treating me at the same time.
Claire Dudley37
In February 2020, I found a new Turkish dentist. The dentist here said that unless I pay her £35,000 private treatment, they can do nothing but administer antibiotics.
When I returned to Turkey, a new dental office confirmed that my lower jaw had a severe infection due to the crown not fitting properly.
When they removed them, the spread of rotting food that had accumulated under the crown was vile. and had to re-sand my teeth onto the narrower pegs.
I put a new crown on and asked for a proper fit and was assured everything was fine.
What are turkey teeth?
So-called "Turkish Tooth", his TikTok videos have over 100 million views.
Trishala explains: "It's a hugely growing market, not just for young people, but for people of all ages. I think a big part of that is the impact of social media and reality TV."
Former Love Islander Five years ago, Jack Fincham completed his treatment in the capital, Antalya, about six months before appearing on the reality show in 2018. }
This season, Casa Amor beau Mollie Salmon admitted she paid as much as $7,000 for the shiny white veneers. This is a permanent shell attached to your natural teeth to make them appear straighter and more uniform.
In a survey of 1,000 dentists, all but 17 cited lower costs as a reason for their patients to travel abroad for dental care.
Including holidays in contracts is an additional bargain.
Half of the dentists surveyed (597) reported complications in crowned patients in Turkey.
A British dentist revealed that she receives two to three calls a day from patients treated abroad. Suffering from pain and problems like inflamed gums and crowns sticking together.{18 5}
Lockdown enacted while in Turkey We had to spend 21 days in a hotel until we could catch our flight back home, giving our bank another big blow to our balance.
However, when he finally returned home to Chester, the pain did not subside, and he now began to slander him because of his crown.
They loosened up quickly, causing the same pain and clicking sounds as before.
Within months, she called an NHS dentist asking for painkillers and antibiotics.
They suggested pulling out all the teeth and putting in false teeth, but I, 37, was ready to put my grandma's teeth in a glass by my bed. did not.
Suffered from lockdown.
Having turkey crowns was the worst decision I ever made.
Claire Dudley37
His April of this year had no choice but to return to Turkey . Visit a leading female dentist.
endured hours of painful treatment, clearing more infections from Peg's teeth.
fitted an additional root canal and her third crown.
To my relief, the third set of crowns seems to fit. All I can do is pray for no more infections.
It cost her £10,000 for £4,000 surgeries, including her three visits to Turkey, painful surgeries, and multiple visits to hospitals and dentists here.
Had the NHS dentist not treated my infection, I would have suffered serious health problems.
Eventually a waiver had to be signed in Turkey stating that the Crown's failure was not their fault.
Having turkey tooth crowns was the worst decision I ever made. Should have done better research and had implants instead.
If you think you can easily fix a Hollywood smile, you are wrong. Felt like factory chicken and thousands of pounds left out of my pocket.
As a mom in her 40s who wanted clean teeth, now I have to pull out all my teeth and get implants, but that's something I have to save.
The NHS has been very helpful in treating pain and infections, but I am frustrated that they are picking up Turkish tooth fragments.
Don't do that. Find a dentist you can trust with the right guarantees and a way to check the dentist's experience before going for treatment in the UK.
Now she uses social media to share her stories and campaigns to increase awareness.
But there are dangers involved.
I am always trolled by people who say I look more like her 60 year old grandmother than her 37 year old. share my message.
Don't go to Turkey. Too risky.