the Turkish Dental craic

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?

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.

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”.

I've had crowns, bridges and implants done...........all here in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Its hugely expensive but I wouldn't dream of going to Turkey for jobs as big as implants. Both mine needed bone grafts. One took really well but it takes anything up to a year including the initial bone graft which is a horrible experience (!) then 4-5 months to recovery to allow the bone take and grow, then at least 2 appointments after that. I really don't understand how anyone can get this job done in a week!

My 2nd implant with bone graft failed, the implant fractured after just 2 months. The dentist said it was a fault with the actual implant itself and I am in the process of getting it replaced and re-done free of charge. My dentist is Hungarian as are most of the dentists in this practice but their follow up and after care is absolutely brilliant. I'd be petrified to travel abroad for this kind of treatment!