UK Dentists Warn People Against Viral "Turkey Teeth" Trend. Here's Why
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UK dentists have warned that the treatment can leave patients with huge medical bills and serious dental complications.
A dental trend known as “Turkey teeth” that involves travelling abroad to get cut-price treatment is leaving hundreds of Britishers with serious complications.
According to the BBC, the trend, made popular by English media personality Katie Price and ITV's Love Islands Jack Fincham, involves filing the teeth to pegs and then replacing them with crowns or veneers. Patients can choose the shape, material and colour of these caps. The procedure is viral on TikTok where the hashtag “Turkey Teeth” has reached more than 130 million views.
However, UK dentists have warned that the treatment can leave patients with huge medical bills and serious dental complications.
As per the outlet, 48-year-old Lisa Martyn last year flew to Turkey for 26 veneers, hoping to achieve a perfect smile for her son's wedding. However, months later she discovered that she had actually been given crowns - which involves 60 to 70 per cent of the natural tooth being filed down before a tooth cap is glued on top.
