Turkey is a country full of history, culture, dream places, great gastronomy and warm residents who always proudly show the great nation in which they live. In the year 2024 Turkey has received approximately 35 million tourists, it is undoubtedly one of the most sought-after destinations for vacationing and getting to know a different culture. It is good to ask ourselves.
What influence does all this have in the dental field? This has caused Turkey to also be growing in the dental world by creating better clinics and training exceptional professionals capable of providing excellent services to local and foreign patients, as well as the Dentakay dental clinic in Turkey.
The importance of having a beautiful and healthy smile has been a movement of influences that has been growing more and more over the years since the era of the internet and social networks make us increasingly want to find the “secret of perfection” in the physical realm.
Nowadays, our self-esteem depends on how we see ourselves in the mirror. Having Crooked Teeth or any other problem with our teeth is currently a negative effect, although we know that perfection does not exist, but in the dental field there are many treatments that help us get closer to having a beautiful smile.
Dental tourism to Turkey moves more and more every year, much more than in other countries because its clinics offer prices that are difficult to compete with in the market, most of them fit the pocket of tourists and also offer packages that not only include the treatment itself, but also transportation to the airport, lodging, post-treatment medications and entertainment that include a visit to historical places in the country such as:
- THE BLUE MOSQUE: It is one of the most emblematic mosques in Istanbul, built by Sultan Ahmed I. To enter the place you have to be barefoot because it is sacred and once inside you can see how impressive it is due to its Iznik tiles.
- TOPKAPI PALACE: It is a large complex of 700,000 m2 that is famous for having been the home of great sultans in the great Ottoman Empire. Inside there are large rooms (more than 400) where the sultan’s wives lived and also the view of the most expensive weapon in the world called the Topkapi pinion and other valuable diamonds.
- SANTA SOFIA: This large dome is of Byzantine art and together with the Blue Mosque and the Topkapi Palace are considered the most important triangle in Istanbul to visit. For a long time it was a museum until in 2020 it became a mosque again where religious meetings are held.
- CONSTANTINOPLE RACE TRACK: It is of Roman origin built in 200 AD. Today there are only a few remains such as a tower about 32 meters high, but it is undoubtedly one of the most visited and best known by tourists during their trip to Turkey.
These are just some of the places that dental clinics include in their treatment packages so that patients can enjoy a dream dental tourism.
What are the Most Famous Dental Treatments Performed in Turkey?
Among the most performed treatments are:
- Dental implants
- Orthodontics
- Endodontics
- Dental veneers
- Teeth whitening
- Smile design
- Dental prostheses
- Dental crowns
- Control of oral diseases
- Fissure sealing
Patients should keep in mind before traveling that it is important to have the necessary information to avoid falling into possible scams, they should always be recognized by clinics and with professionals who have all the accreditation to perform all these treatments.
These procedures are the most common, since the teeth are affected by factors such as poor oral hygiene from childhood, trauma to the teeth caused by an accident where pieces are lost and must be replaced by implants, or hereditary or congenital cases such as dental crowding or bad bite where orthodontics is required to properly align and return the teeth to their original position.