Frequently asked questions

The SGK or the Ministry of Health has no agreement with private dental providers across Turkey, apart from state and university hospitals. Our clinic does have agreements with some private health insurers.

At Dentaloji, examination and the related X-rays are provided free of charge at our clinic.

If you have an urgent pain or complaint, you can come to our clinic without an appointment.

Smoking is harmful to the teeth and gum tissue as it is to the whole body. Through its effect on the blood vessels in the mouth it slows blood flow, which prolongs healing after dental treatment, worsens gum inflammation and causes discolouration of the teeth and tongue.

Every filling has a certain clinical lifespan, which varies from patient to patient depending on oral hygiene. If you have no complaints about an amalgam filling other than its appearance (pain, sensitivity, fracture, crack), there is no need to replace it. If it bothers you because it is not the same colour as your tooth or when you smile, it can be replaced with a white composite filling.

Bad breath has many causes, such as tooth decay, tooth infections, stomach problems and upper respiratory tract problems.

For causes originating in the teeth, bad breath can be prevented by treating decayed teeth, treating infected teeth and cleaning the teeth regularly.

If bad breath continues after these steps, the patient can be referred to an internal medicine specialist so that systemic causes can be identified.

Removing all unwanted deposits such as plaque, tartar and cigarette stains from the mouth and teeth with ultrasonic and special instruments is called scaling. When scaling is done correctly every 6 months, it does no harm at all. If it is not done, the ground is prepared for gum problems and tooth decay.

If the stains in the front area are superficial (for example from cigarettes, tea or coffee), a routine cleaning can solve the complaint. If the stains are inside the tooth and cleaning does not solve them, the tooth surface is lightly reduced and the desired colour and shape can be achieved aesthetically with thin porcelain (laminate veneer – leaf tooth).

If you are bothered by crowding apart from stains and do not want orthodontic treatment (braces), there are treatments with which we can get very good aesthetic results, such as laminates, zirconia or glass porcelain.

Gaps between the teeth lead many people to make negative facial expressions. When people are unhappy with their appearance, withdrawn individuals become more common in their communication.

There are many aesthetic treatment methods for closing the gaps that dentists call diastema.

The most suitable of these methods for you, bonding or computer-aided porcelain crowns or glass porcelain, can give a very natural and the desired aesthetic appearance.

Today we can say that how teeth look matters more than outward appearance. We know that the look of teeth, in terms of health and aesthetics, gives people self-confidence. For this reason, topics such as dental aesthetics, smile design and the Hollywood smile are among the most shared subjects on social and visual media around the world.

Gaps and crowding between the teeth lead many people to make negative facial expressions. Our dentists give their patients a brand-new smile with many treatment methods, so that you can smile without covering your mouth.

Orthodontic treatment is the method for treating crowding. In addition, with many dental aesthetics procedures that are part of cosmetic dentistry, such as laminate porcelain crowns (leaf teeth), zirconia porcelain crowns, E.max crowns and bonding, you can regain both a wonderful smile and the self-confidence you have lost.

For many years we have been proud to be one big family with many patients who smile in an aesthetic and healthy way at our clinic.

Because the outer surface of porcelain or zirconia-supported porcelain crowns is polished, there is no discolouration. However, whatever treatment has been done, we must keep up regular oral and dental care.

If teeth whitening is carried out by a dentist and the follow-ups are done correctly, it does no lasting harm to the teeth.

Teeth become 2–3 shades lighter, and brief sensitivity is likely during this time; it returns to normal within 24 hours and there is no lasting harm or side effect.

"Implant placement is easier than tooth extraction." This is one of the sentences we say often.

Implant placement seems impossible to patients because they imagine a screw being placed in their mouth. However, the area for the implant is numbed briefly with local anaesthesia. You feel no pain during the operation.

Because of our clinical experience, the sentence we hear most from our implant patients is: "If I had known it was like this, I would have had it done earlier." In short, it is not a painful procedure. Implants are a treatment that even patients with extreme fear can easily undergo.

The time after an implant is what patients who have been without teeth for years are most impatient about. After implant placement, it is important for the jawbone and implant to integrate. For this, a waiting period of 2–3 months in the lower jaw and 3–4 months in the upper jaw is needed.

If the intra-oral and radiological examination shows enough bone, an implant can be placed in anyone. There is only a lower age limit: once growth and development are complete, from the age of 17–18, an implant can be placed.