the Turkish Dental craic

Hi All,

Similarly enough, I'm actually in the very early stages(prompted by a friend who has booked her consultation & flights!) to travel to Turkey for 2 implants and most probably some other bits and pieces namely fillings...I was rather astounded by the cost of any major dental treatment in Ireland.

I'm very keen to go but a little apprehensive, mainly around what could go wrong etc.. And the fact that I may need a bone graft etc..I know there's lots of threads on this.. But can anyone specifically recommend a clinic over there or have any particular experiences with same...

Any feedback , greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks,

Jen

Considering this thread is less than a month old and you are unlikely to have had your treatment completed, I'd be interested to know what you are recommending, the website?

Wouldn't implants even with no bone grafting needed require at least 2 visits? And thats assuming all goes 100% with no complications? And what if you have a complication? Not exactly around the corner when you need a fix/touch-up.

I got a couple of implants set myself last year. It took 4 visits. 1. X-ray, assessing the 'site' as he called it. 2. Setting the implants then wait a couple of months (minimum) 3. Take the moulds for the crowns, wait for them being done 4. Fit the crowns.

Maybe some of this can be shorted into one but implants have to set and bed-in & heal up before a crown can be fitted at the very least?

I would recommend shopping around also. Even in Ireland prices can vary a lot between dentists for the very same product. I got a couple of implants myself like I said and they were under 2k each. And then you get 20% back from the tax man also.

It wasnt cheap but it wasn't impossible considering I'm hoping to have them for the rest of my life.

Dear God, they sent her away for three days with 28 drilled teeth, exposed dentine/nerves, no temporary crowns on her teeth and in excruciating pain, I’ve seen some awful stuff, but that is up there with the worst. Then they kicked her out of the hotel for complaining. Mad.

For the most part I believe people get what they deserve when they go for cheap dental tourism, but no one deserves that.

bro in law got a full set of veneers in Turkey back in Feb, hes delighted with them, unbelievable service, picked them up from airport and everything.

meanwhile, me in Dublin cant even get the dentist to ring me back for weeks about an x-ray i need, low and behold i broke a chunk off a tooth saturday night.

might end up going over myself if i need a **** load of work.

People rarely need implants though, they choose to get them. Pawwed Rig few people travel for necessary treatments, it is more for cosmetic or implants. So if there are complications, that is when the cost savings become very expensive.

I certainly don’t blame people for looking for better value, but neither do I have any sympathy for them if it doesn’t work out.

The fact that there are alternatives makes implants non essential, all the options you mention are all less expensive, a denture is the fraction of the cost of an implant.

Again, few people travel for what they need to have done, they travel for what they choose to have done.

Exactly. Some people choose implants over dentures. So they travel by choice, not by necessity.

Travel due to price is not in dispute, and something I have no issue with. I just don’t have any sympathy when things go wrong, people here know the risks of dental/medical tourism before they go.

Because they knew the risks before travelling. We are not talking about holiday rooms or apartments here, we are talking about complex, irreversible medical and dental procedures.

Let’s be clear about this. The vast majority of people who travel for dental procedures do not do so out of necessity, they do so by choice, mostly for cosmetic reasons. They are not flying abroad to have their teeth “fixed”, few travel just to have routine cleanings/fillings/maintenance, they are there to improve their appearance or to get an upgrade on other less expensive options. Pawwed Rig will confirm the complexity and number of visits required for implants, and the importance of aftercare if needed, particularly in an emergency.

If you travel knowing the procedures involved and the risks, then I’m not sure why sympathy is expected.

I’ll give you a recent example. A patient attended with two loose crowns on implants done in Hungary. The screws are loose, a simple 30min job to tighten them, if you have the correct screwdriver and ratchet to fit the system, AB Implants. Unfortunately that is not a system used here so I checked to see if I could borrow the instruments from the Rep for another system with similar connections. They said they don’t lend instruments, I’d have to buy them, cost nearly €400. When I informed the patient that I wouldn’t use these again so she would have to pay, I got an earful about the cost. So I just said “Fine, off you go back to Hungary for a 30 min job”.