[Lifestyle] Veneers, implants and agonising pain: the risks of cosmetic dentistry are nothing to smile about

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How much would you be willing to pay for a perfect movie star smile? For some, trying to achieve dazzlingly white, uniformly straight teeth without a Hollywood budget comes at a cost to their health as well as their wallet. The UK social media trend for “Turkey teeth” – named after influencers’ penchant for travelling abroad for budget veneers – may offer a cheaper alternative to more expensive cosmetic dentistry at reputable clinics – but it can come at the cost of oral health and may even prove life threatening. But the health risks don’t always outweigh the prospect of a gleaming grin. Naturally, teeth should be an off-white colour because yellow-coloured dentin (the middle layer of the tooth – between the enamel and the pulp – that makes up the majority of the tooth’s structure) shows through the thin, tough, white enamel outer layer of the tooth.But the natural colour of healthy teeth is currently unfashionable and there’s a heavy demand for sparkly white veneers. While there are many people who are delighted with their new gnashers, there seem to be equally as many horror stories. Festive offer From being left in “constant pain” to developing “rotting gums”, fixing problems caused by cut price cosmetic dentistry can end up costing much more than it would have cost to get the procedures done properly in the first place. This is something Ramazan Yilmaz discovered when his tooth implants at a private clinic in Bursa, Turkey, went disastrously wrong.

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