Eastern Yorkshire dentist facing the increase in the tide of broken “Turkish teeth”

A dentist warned of increasing people who need treatment for painful and broken “turkey teeth” in the past year.

Dr. Kath Stahl, who is practicing in Eastern Yorkshire, said people hunting for “Hollywood” were “blind” from glossy social media and comparatively low cost overseas procedures.

And he warned that young people with healthy teeth went abroad for “inappropriate” treatments, including dental crowns, because “they just want this look”.

Increasing the number of patients he has seen comes despite NHS and professional dental bodies Asking for concerns On the risks of cheap treatment abroad in recent years.

Dr. Stahl’s concerns come after a plastic surgeon said it was now “ordinary” to see “cosmetic tourists” Requiring urgent treatment in NHS For abused procedures abroad.

Matt Smith, a Lincoln -based adviser, said he saw one or two patients a month who had problems, including infections, septicemia and protruding breast implants.

Dr. Stahl, of the Highgate dental practice at Beverley, said some patients did not realize that their dental problems were linked to procedures performed abroad.

A woman, who had multiple crowns and bridges placed in Turkey, came to the surgery complaining of “blood clots” in the mouth.

It had no “idea” that the dental work was such a “poor quality” that “stabbing it in the gums”.

Dr. Stahl said he was afraid that young people in particular were influenced by social media and reality television.

“They will probably have a series of absolutely healthy teeth,” he said. “They go for healing that they are so inappropriate for them. Because it will be a complete orifice of dental crowns.”

Crown It permanently includes 60-70% of the natural substance of the teeth.

Dr. Stahl stressed that there was no such thing such as dental treatment “without risk”.

In some cases the process would be successful and “look really good”, but in others “things break, gums start to hurt, get pain, infections”.

Patients who had saved enough for a procedure abroad may not be able to withstand remedies in the United Kingdom.

Determining the work done by a dentist abroad could be “difficult,” Dr. Stahl said.

“You don’t know what they really did. You don’t know what is down. Some of the materials they have used.”

In addition, some dentists are afraid that if they try to correct the work done abroad, they could be legally responsible for it.

NHS warned people to think about going abroad Take care of a harsh sale And the pressure to make a quick decision and to ensure that there are discussions about possible complications and later care.

And Dr. Stahl informed anyone who is thinking of the cosmetic work to first see a dentist in the UK.

If the patient decided to go abroad, he should conduct a thorough investigation, close a clinical doctor who “really cares” for their overall health and consider what aftercare would need.

“If you have found something that looks too good to be true, this is really cheap for what you want, then it is probably too good to be true,” he said.

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