Very carefully researched dental clinics and the dentists, comparing the dentist training to that of the U.K and also the length of time they had been qualified and where else they had worked. I originally had 8 dental practices on my list and whittled it down to 2 and the deciding factor for this practice was that the dentists had years of experience and it had its own dental lab, so I knew anything I needed made would be a priority for this lab and made quickly within the time frame of my holiday.
I went with the intention of having some of my porcelain crowns replaced with Zirconia crowns and I wanted their opinion on replacing some large amalgam fillings in my back teeth with either white fillings or Zirconia crowns. I had one tooth in particular that I was worried about as it had already been crowned in the U.K and the day after it was fitted the porcelain cracked and the whole front side came away leaving me with the horrible grey interior on display. So this was my reasoning for choosing the stronger and more expensive Zirconia crowns to replace all my old U.K porcelain crowns.
I had my initial consultation the day after I flew in, my appointment was made over WhatsApp and all in English. The surgery is modern, bright and well equipped with everything you would expect of a U.K dentist and the receptionist can speak English and translated everything for me. I decided after speaking to the dentist through the receptionist to replace my large back amalgam fillings with Zirconia crowns as it was explained to me they are the strongest material and last a life time and are a very good match for your own teeth rather than replace these with white fillings. ( I had already researched white fillings and they are not recommended for back molars that need large fillings as they are more likely to come out, so the dentist only confirmed what I knew) So all in all I agreed to 10 Zirconia crowns at £120 each, so extremely good value ( I was quoted £470 per Zirconia crown from my own U.K dentist the month before I travelled to Marmaris) I went back 2 days later to have impressions made of my teeth and all my old crowns and fillings removed. I had a 2 hour appointment and despite usually disliking dental visits, I was made very much at ease by the dentist and had to be reminded not to open my mouth so wide and to relax and sit more comfortably in the chair! I then had another set of impressions made and my temporary crowns fitted. I didn’t experience any pain, other than occasional slight discomfort but that was more from the injections to numb my mouth. It was actually a much better visit than I anticipated as I thought it would be extremely uncomfortable, but I was surprised that I didn’t experience any pain, until much later and it wasn’t that bad, It only required me to take paracetamol before I went to bed and by the next day my mouth was sensitive, but I didn’t need any more pain killers. I had about 2 days of sensitivity, but nothing terrible that stopped me from eating or drinking.
I was then given another appointment for a week later and told to pop in if I had any problems. I didn’t have a single problem the entire week, I was able to eat and drink normally from the next day but I did stick to softer dishes at meal times, it didn’t impact my enjoyment of my holiday, all my temporary crowns stayed in place and I was able to smile for photos without a problem and carry on as normal.
At my next appointment one week later and they very quickly removed all of my temporary crowns cleaned the areas requiring a crown and then brought through my crowns which were placed in a plaster cast impression of my teeth so I could see them first, they then tried every one in place and used the bite transfer coloured paper to check that my bite was correct with the crowns in place and anywhere I felt the crown was not right they took a little more away from the tooth and adjusted them. They were then taken out and then cement applied before they were properly fitted. I was absolutely delighted with the results it was so nice to open my mouth and see a row of lovely white teeth, no more horrible grey amalgam fillings. I really couldn’t stop smiling and I looked at my teeth in the mirror many times over the next week as I was just so happy with the results. I carried on with the rest of my holiday without any problems and I’m now back home in the U.K it’s still the same I can eat and drink as normal there’s no sensitivity and I’m still delighted with the results and how professionally everything was done. I highly recommend the practice and I’m returning in April next year as my husband got dental implants, a bridge and other work done here at the same time as me and will be back to have his final work completed then and I’m hoping to have some other work completed at the same time. My husband Peter has written his own review.
I would be extremely happy to answer questions, if you want to contact me through my email which I have supplied to Whatclinic.com.
