„Najčastejším dôvodom, prečo si ľudia vyberajú ošetrenie zubov v zahraničí, je vidina šetrenia financií. Uprednostnia peniaze pred zdravím. Zuby však nie sú len estetická záležitosť – ich nesprávne ošetrenie môže mať vážne zdravotné následky,“ upozorňuje Michaela Klein, hlavná dentálna hygienička zubnej kliniky Dr. Martin a vedúca Katedry dentálnej hygieny na Slovenskej zdravotníckej univerzite v Bratislave.
![Story from Jam Press (Botched Turkey Teeth)
Pictured: Alana Boone.
Woman left WITHOUT TEETH after botched Turkey surgery
A woman has revealed her harrowing ordeal after being left with no teeth following botched surgery in Turkey.
Alana Boone, 26, had longed to fix her teeth for a while but wasn’t sure where to go.
Her mum’s friend then put her in touch with a dental surgery in Turkey, where she booked herself in to have crowns – a tooth-shaped cap –placed.
She was initially quoted 6,720 (EUR) (£5,600) for the entire treatment plan, including hotel and plane tickets – but this ended up costing 10,140 (EUR) (£8,400).
But the difference in price was the least of her worries – as she’s now been left with no teeth at all.
“I hope people see my story as a warning because unfortunately, I didn’t have one,” the HR employee told NeedToKnow.
“After advice from several dentists, I went to an oral and maxillofacial surgeon to ask his opinion on my situation.
“His verdict was clear; everything had to come out.”
Alana, from Gavere, Belgium, got in touch with the dental practice in January 2021 via Facebook.
She claims to have discussed her entire treatment plan via the social media platform and had to take photos of her teeth to send across.
On 26 July, the process started – starting with grinding all of her real teeth down.
Then, the nightmare began.
She said: “I already started to experience pain [the next day].
“It was then decided that my teeth had to be devitalised [which is removing the diseased dental pulp from inside the tooth].
“Of course, this entailed extra costs [and two days later] my permanent crowns were placed.
“I shouted and screamed because it hurt so much.”
When travelling home on 1 August, the pain persisted and only worsened.
Alana then started to feel “grooves” in her mouth, coupled with a “nasty” taste.
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