Articles on dental health
These articles offer general information on dental health to help you prepare questions for your dentist where you live. They are not a diagnosis or personal treatment advice.
Dental implants in Turkey: what an itemised quote should include
An implant quote checklist covering treatment scope, replacement teeth, scans, additional procedures, visits, aftercare and written payment terms.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERSmoking after a dental implant: is 48 hours enough?
Many people are told not to smoke for the first 48 hours after implant surgery. This article explains what the research on smoking and implant loss shows, what it does not show, and what that means for when you stop.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERHealing after dental implant surgery: what helps
Do not count on a shortcut to make an implant fuse with the bone faster. What you can do is protect the wound in the first days and avoid what is linked to implant loss. Here is what that advice rests on.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERTypes of Dental Implants: What They Are and How the Choice Is Made
What the 'three types of dental implants' are, which kind a dentist usually means, when short or zygomatic implants are used, what the studies show for each, and how the type is chosen for your bone and your gap.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERHow Long Do Dental Treatments Take? Implants, Crowns and Veneers
Why a crown or veneers usually take more than one appointment and an implant takes months, what happens at each stage, what adds time, and what research says about doing it faster.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERCan You Have Dental Implants If You Have Gum Disease?
Why gum disease is treated first, what a history of gum disease changes for an implant, and how to keep your gums and implants healthy afterwards.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERChoosing a Dental Implant System: What to Ask Your Dentist
Whether the implant brand matters, what published figures can and cannot tell you about brands, why the system matters for repairs years later, and the questions to ask before treatment.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERWho Should Not Have Dental Implants, and When the Risk Rises
An implant is surgery, and it does not suit everyone. This article explains when it is not the right step or has to wait, what studies found on smoking, gum disease, clenching, diabetes and bone medicines, and what the alternatives are.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERWhat Decides the Cost of Dental Treatment?
The cost of dental treatment depends on your teeth (how many are treated, what each one gets and what has to be treated first) and on the clinic's own fees. This article explains what goes into a plan, what it can cost over the years, and how to compare two quotes fairly.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERCeramic (Zirconia) Dental Implants: What Is Known and What Is Not
What ceramic (zirconia) implants are, how they compared with titanium in studies, where the evidence is strongest and weakest, what a suspected titanium allergy means for the choice, and the questions the research has not answered.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERDo You Need a Dental Implant? When a Missing Tooth Is Worth Replacing
We found no guideline checklist of signs. What matters is where the gap is, what it changes for you and whether an implant suits your mouth. What the evidence shows, what it does not, and your options.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERHow Long Do Dental Implants Last? What the Studies Show
How many implants, crowns and full-arch bridges were still in use after five and ten years, why no one can promise a lifetime, what shortens an implant's life and how to help it last.
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One Tooth Denture or Implant? Comparing Your Options in Antalya, Turkey
Single tooth denture options compared: flipper, metal partial, bridge and implant. What each costs and how long it lasts, with prices in Antalya, Turkey.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERSmoking, alcohol and coffee after dental implant surgery
What the research shows about smoking and implant loss, what UK aftercare guidance says about alcohol and hot drinks, where the evidence stops, and when to call your dentist.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERDiabetes and Dental Health: Gums, Dental Treatment and Implants
How diabetes is linked with gum disease, what gum treatment did to blood sugar in trials, what the evidence says about implants, and what to tell your dental team.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERDental Implant Myths: What Studies Actually Show
Do implants last for life? Do they fail easily, need no special care, or beat keeping your own tooth? Nine common beliefs about dental implants, checked against what the studies found.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERImplant-Supported Bridges: How They Work and What to Expect
An implant-supported bridge replaces several missing teeth, or all the teeth in one jaw, on implants instead of natural teeth. This guide covers when it is used, the steps of treatment, how long it lasts, what can go wrong and cleaning.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERCan Missing Teeth Make You Look Older? What the Evidence Shows
What has actually been measured about the face after tooth loss, what a gap can change, what the evidence does not show, and your options if a gap bothers you.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERShould you be afraid of a screw-in tooth?
What the screw in a dental implant actually is, how often implants stay in place and what goes wrong with the screw, what is known about screwed versus cemented crowns, and what can help if the surgery is what worries you.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERMini Dental Implants: What They Are and What the Studies Show
Mini implants are narrow implants used mainly to hold a denture. This article explains what studies show about how long they last in the lower and upper jaw, breakage and upkeep, how they compare with standard implants, and what is still not known.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERDental Implants: What They Are and When They Are Considered
What a dental implant is, when a dentist considers one, the steps of treatment, what studies found on how long implants last and what can go wrong, who it may not suit and the other ways to replace a tooth.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERCan Dental Implants Fall Out? Signs, Causes and What Can Be Done
How often implants and their crowns were lost in studies, why an implant can fail early or years later, the signs to watch for, what can be done at each stage and how to keep an implant healthy.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERSide effects of dental implants: what to expect and what is not normal
The expected effects of the first days, the complications that can happen during healing, the problems that can appear years later, and the signs that need your dentist.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERAlternatives to Dental Implants: Bridges, Dentures and Leaving the Gap
If an implant is not possible or not wanted, missing teeth can be replaced with a conventional or resin-bonded bridge, a removable partial denture or a full denture, or sometimes left. How each works and what to weigh up.
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