Turkey teeth trend, popularised by reality TV stars like former Love Island star Jack Fincham and Katie Price, is taking a toll on dental health of thousands of Britons as they are suffering from serious dental issues like dead stumps, abscesses and nerve damage post their cosmetic dental procedures in Turkey. Turkey teeth is the name given to a trend where people are travelling to Turkey to get crowns which involves shaving the teeth to almost 70% to get that perfect smile at a much cheaper rate compared to similar dental treatments in countries like UK.A survey was done by BBC News on 1,000 UK dentists out of which 597 said that they had treated patients who had experienced complications after visiting Turkey for dental work. While some people are going for veneers which involves filing a small part of the tooth, most of them usually get crown for which almost 70% of the teeth has to be removed.
Dental experts however say that the procedure could put one at risk of nerve damage, death of teeth, severe pain, gum abscess and pulpitis. Root canal has to be done to fix this problem which could add to the expenses later. In addition to these complications, veneers or crowns are temporary and need to be replaced every 5-15 years which could be very expensive.