Implants

An implant is a spiral and artificial dental root replacing the missing tooth. For a complete tooth replacement, there are three parts needed: a dental implant (a titanium-based screw), an abutment and a crown. Abutment links the dental implant with the crown. After the implant is healed and bonded strongly with the bone, a crown is made. Thanks to our in-house lab, we can create completely natural-looking crowns.

You will be using the implants most probably for a lifetime. Therefore, high-quality implants will make a difference in the long-run. Our doctors only use selected brands that are FDA approved and have been clinically tested for years. Our implant brands are Straumann Roxolide (Switzerland), Anyridge by Megagen (South Korea), Hiossen (USA) and Euroteknika (France). All of them are very well known brands worldwide and proved their quality in the field of dentistry.

All patients who have missing teeth can get dental implants. If you are healthy and do not bear the risk of getting an infection or bleeding due to chronic illness, you are qualified for dental implant treatment.

Furthermore, your jaw bone should be eligible and fully developed for this treatment. If necessary, we also build up your jaw bone by applying bone grafting.

Dental implant procedure at our dental clinic in Turkey, also at your local clinics, is a short medical treatment and is generally performed under local anesthesia without any pain. When the effect of the anesthesia goes away after several hours, every patient might feel little pain. By taking painkillers, you will experience painless recovery in several days.

We offer a life-time guarantee for the material and 10-year guarantee for the dental implant treatment. Please read our guarantee policy for further information.

Should you be in pain during that time, you should contact our dental clinic in Turkey as soon as possible. Please be aware, that the guarantee is only valid if you have:

• complied with general oral hygiene
• followed the dentist’s instructions after the treatment
• been to a dental check-up and a professional tooth cleaning at least once a year
• followed your dentist’s instructions
• cleaned your temporary dentures regularly

• For the implant operation, you need to stay at least 3 days in Turkey.
• On the first day, the implant operation will be conducted and on the third day, we will do the last checks.
• You may fly back home on the third day, and you may have the stitches taken out by a local dentist one week later. Any dentist can take the stitches out in 5 minutes.
• Second arrival: After the implant heals and bonds with the bone firmly (generally after 2­-6 months), you need to come back for the crowning procedure. The length of your second stay in Turkey depends on the number and type of crowns to be fitted. It can take from 3 to 10 days.

A dental bridge is an alternative treatment for missing teeth. Dental bridges look aesthetically the same as the implant treatment in the end. However, dental bridges require neighboring teeth to be filed down since these teeth are used as the supporting pillars for the bridge. On implant treatment, there is no need to file down the neighburing teeth. Therefore, we recommend having an implant treatment if your bone structure is eligible for it.

We understand your concern about the quality level of treatment abroad since prices are up to 70% cheaper at our clinic. And the quality of the procedure is the same or better than your local clinic. Here is why? ­ ­

• Cost of living is cheaper in Turkey. Thus, labor cost is lower, including the dentists’ wages.
• Rents and utilities are more reasonable, significantly reducing the fixed cost of the clinics.
• Tax rates are lower in Turkey, especially for dental clinics compared to the rates in Europe or North America.