Is it worth being teeth of TV for reality?

Hundreds of British dentists have encountered patients with serious complications after traveled abroad to get a crowone of reduced prices, a BBC documentary has learned. The latest cosmetic appearance, which is shown on the island of love of ITV and through the hashtag #turkeyteeth, gave some people the smile of their dreams, but let others ask the NHS to get the pieces.

Lisa Martyn never expected that she would think of getting dentures at the age of 48. But after traveling abroad for an invasive cosmetic dental process, he believes that there are few other options.

“My teeth are gone. They have been so filed,” he says. “They never said that your teeth can die, that you can get an abscess.”

Last year, Lisa flew to Turkey for 26 veneers, usually thin shells arranged around the teeth that shaved little, hoping to achieve a perfect smile for her son’s wedding.

Months later he discovered that crowns had really been given. These include 60% – 70% of the natural tooth deposited with canines or strains, before a lid to be glued to the top. Patients can choose the shape, material and color of these lids, often choosing a bright, white, symmetrical smile.

The trend of traveling to countries such as Turkey for dental treatment has been called “turkey teeth”. It is popular in social media, where a hashtag tiktok has reached over 130 million views and with several television influences of reality.

The BBC explores the Tiktok trend in which young people travel to Turkey to get a brand new smile.

But 10 months later, Lisa, from Ireland, is plagued by continuing nerve sensitivity and optimistic pain. He has lost more than two stones (12.7 kg), as he is unable to eat properly and has passed months based on painkillers.

The pain peaked with an infection and abscess that Lisa says she almost paralyzes her face. Its original process in Turkey costs 3,500 euros (£ 3,000), but its private treatment, which includes two rounds root surgeryIt will cost over 2,000 euros.

It has been said that the only long -term treatment available are implants or dentures.

“It’s going to get me economically, but that’s exactly the price I have to pay after going to Turkey and deposit all my teeth down,” he says.

The BBC contacted Lisa’s clinic in Turkey, but did not receive an answer.

We talked to some United Kingdom dentists who say they would worry that their regulators would not allow them to carry out such tasks. Dr. MJ Rowland-Warmann, director of a dental clinic in Liverpool, stressed that crowns can cause significant complications.

“If I did 20 crowns in a 21 -year -old for the purposes of improving color. I would like to recall my permission. It will hit me,” he says.

An exclusive research on the BBC News of 1,000 dentists by the Union the British Dental Association (BDA), found that 597 respondents said they had treated both patients with crown complications and saw patients who visited Turkey for their dental treatment.

Almost one in five of the respondents said that repair costs exceeded £ 5,000. Three hundred-and forty-six dentists have said that some of these treatment corrective treatment are provided by NHS.

It is not known how many people from the United Kingdom had such treatment abroad.

One of the first in sports, the trend was the former winner of the island of Jack Fincham, who traveled to Turkey for 10 crowns before entering the villa in 2018.

“My mom was a dental nurse, so I know how expensive it is to make your teeth. I knew it would be about £ 10,000 – £ 15,000 in England, so I thought I would rather go to Turkey to get a little sun, laugh.”

Jack week appeared on the real show and talked about his teeth, Google is looking for “Tureth Teeth”.

But admits: “I didn’t really know what a crown was and I didn’t know it was as invasive as it was.”

Not all patients with complications return.

Tilly, 22, has had no regret since he was traveling to Turkey for 16 crowns in January.

“From an early age, we intimidated me for my teeth,” he explains. “I was named things like bugs bunny and I said how beautiful I would be if I didn’t have the teeth I had.”

She says treatment has changed her life significantly.

“I smile much more. I laugh. I don’t hide my mouth that I constantly did,” he says. “I am more and more myself. He gave me my confidence back.”

Like many others traveling to Turkey for Crown procedures, Tilly kept her treatment by sending her clinic messages via Instagram. Her clinic then asked to send some photos of her teeth before giving her a therapeutic plan.

The BBC contacted 150 dental clinics in Turkey and 50 Cosmetic Dental Clinics in the United Kingdom via Instagram with a picture of our documentary teeth with the following message: “Hi, I hope to come to Turkey to make my 26th.”

Seventy of the 120 Turkish clinics that responded offered treatment that included shaving natural teeth, such as crown or veneer.

None of the 34 UK clinics that responded has offered a therapeutic veneer or crown therapeutic plan, although some indicate less invasive treatments such as aligned or complex welding.

Eddie Crouch, president of BDA, warns: “Patients should provide up -to -date consent of any treatment they have and be cautious about a harsh sale, as the reality is rarely as simple as it appears on Instagram.

“We strongly advise people who are considering this to check the qualifications and experience of a dentist and if they are insured if things go wrong.”