Your treatment happens in Antalya. Everything after it happens here. A permanent office in Leeds, a UK team on WhatsApp, phone and email, scanning centres from Glasgow to Southampton and a partner clinic in London for small repairs.
Most things people notice after treatment are part of healing. Choose your treatment, then what you are feeling, to see what it usually means and what to do.
Usually normal
Sensitivity is common after teeth are prepared for crowns or veneers, and usually settles within a few days to a few weeks. A toothpaste for sensitive teeth helps.
Message us if it gets worse instead of better, or is still there after a few weeks.
Usually normal in the first week or two
The gums around new crowns and veneers are often tender while they settle. Keep brushing gently right up to the gum line and clean between your teeth, even if it bleeds a little.
Message us if the bleeding or soreness is still there after two weeks, or the gums look swollen and red.
Usually normal
Your tongue and lips are used to the old shape of your teeth. Most people adapt within a week or two, and reading aloud helps speech settle faster.
Message us if it has not settled after two to three weeks, or your teeth catch your lip or cheek.
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Keep it safe in a clean container and do not try to glue it back yourself. Send us a photo of the tooth and the crown or veneer. It can usually be cemented back on.
We can arrange this at our partner clinic in London, priced case by case, or your own dentist can do it.
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Send a clear photo. Small chips can often be smoothed or repaired, and the dentists will tell you whether it needs attention now or can wait.
Avoid biting on that tooth with anything hard until it has been looked at.
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New teeth can feel tall at first, and a small adjustment usually fixes it. Do not wait for weeks, because a high bite can make your jaw ache.
Tell us which teeth touch first when you close, and we will arrange the next step.
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A line at the gum can be the gum shrinking back a little, staining at the edge, or a sign of an older metal-based crown. Our crowns are all-ceramic, but it is worth a photo so the dentists can see.
Send a clear, close photo in good light.
Message us, not urgent
Ceramic resists staining far better than natural teeth or composite, so marks are usually on the surface or at the edges, and a hygienist polish often removes them.
Send a photo. If a polish does not shift it, the dentists will advise.
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Grinding puts a lot of force through new crowns and veneers, and is a common reason for chips. A night guard protects them.
Ask us or your dentist about a night guard.
Usually normal in the first few days
Soreness, swelling and some bruising are normal for a few days after surgery. Cold compresses in the first hours, salt water rinses from 24 hours and the medication you were given all help.
Message us if it is getting worse after day three, or you notice pus or a bad taste.
Usually normal for a day or two
Some oozing, or pink saliva, is normal for the first day or two. Biting gently on clean gauze for 30 minutes usually stops it. Avoid hot drinks, spitting and straws at first.
If heavy bleeding does not slow with firm pressure, see the urgent signs.
Usually normal
Dissolving stitches loosen and fall out on their own, usually within one to two weeks. Keep the area clean with gentle salt water rinses.
Message us if a stitch comes out in the first few days and the wound opens or bleeds.
Usually normal while it heals
The implant is fusing with the bone for three to six months, so soft food and chewing on the other side are part of healing.
Message us if it becomes painful rather than just tender.
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Pain that gets worse instead of better after the first few days, pus or a bad taste can mean infection around the implant. Caught early, it is usually treated with antibiotics and cleaning.
Message us the same day with a photo. If you also have a fever or spreading swelling, see the urgent signs.
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Numbness should wear off within hours of the anaesthetic. If it lasts into the next day, the dentists need to know promptly, as it can mean the nerve has been irritated.
Message us the same day so the dental team can review it.
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A loose implant crown is usually the small screw that holds it, not the implant itself, and it can normally be tightened or replaced.
Avoid chewing on it, keep any loose parts, and send us a photo.
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Pain years later is often gum inflammation around the implant, a loose part or a bite problem. It needs looking at, but many causes are very treatable.
Send us a photo and we will arrange an X-ray if the dentists need one.
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Between trips, the temporary bridge protects the healing implants. If it moves, stick to very soft food and avoid chewing on it.
Message us the same day, so the dentists can decide what needs doing.
Usually normal
A fixed bridge stays in, so some food collects underneath. A water flosser and interdental brushes, used every day, keep it clean.
Message us if the gum under the bridge is sore, swollen or bleeds often.
Usually normal
A full new arch changes how your tongue moves. Most people settle within a few weeks, and talking and reading aloud speeds it up.
Message us if it has not improved after a few weeks.
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A sore spot usually means a small adjustment is needed. Salt water rinses help in the meantime.
Send a photo of the sore area.
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Stop chewing on that side and keep any pieces. The dentists will look at photos and advise on a repair.
Send clear photos from the front and the side.
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Swelling that spreads to your face or neck, a high temperature, or a lot of pain can be a sign of infection that needs treating quickly.
Call NHS 111 or see a dentist today. If you have any difficulty breathing or swallowing, call 999. Then let us know.
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If bleeding is still heavy after 30 minutes of firm pressure on clean gauze, you need to be seen.
Call NHS 111 or go to A&E if it is heavy and not slowing. Then let us know.
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A blow to the face can damage teeth, implants or the bone around them, even if nothing looks wrong at first.
See a dentist or call NHS 111 today. If you have a head injury, go to A&E. Then send us photos.
This is general guidance, not a diagnosis. If you are worried, message us or speak to a dentist. In an emergency, call 999.
Two of the people you will speak to after treatment, on what happens once you are home.
Patient coordinator
If something feels off once you are home
You contact the UK team first. We look at your situation and point you to the right solution, whether that is a quick check-up in the UK or a follow-up with the dentists. We don’t just build smiles, we look after them too.
UK team coordinator
What happens when you get back to the UK
The question we hear most. Your treatment is carried out in Antalya, and when you are home, our Leeds office and your point of contact are still here, just a message away. We don’t carry out dental treatment in Leeds, and we will never pretend we do.
Message the UK teamWhatsApp, phone or email. Tell us your name and roughly when you were treated, and we find your records.
Describe what you feel and show us the area. A few clear photos often tell the dentists a lot.
Everything goes to the dental team who treated you. Many problems can be assessed from photos alone.
If they need to see below the gum, we book you into a CT Dent scanning centre near you.
Advice, a check-up or small repair in the UK, a visit when the dentists are in Leeds, or a return trip under your guarantee.
Four ways we can help once you are home, from a chat in Leeds to an X-ray near you.
Joseph’s Well, Leeds LS3 1AB, about ten minutes on foot from the station. It is an office, not a dental surgery, but you can pop in and talk things through with the team. Dentists from the clinic in Antalya visit regularly for consultations and check-ups.
Visiting the Leeds officeCT Dent is an independent dental scanning company. We can book you into any of its 14 centres and send the images straight to the dental team.
For check-ups and small jobs, such as re-cementing a crown, we can arrange an appointment at a partner clinic in London. It prices each case individually, and you know the cost before you go.
When crowns or veneers need attentionZirconia, Emax and branded implants such as MegaGen are used in UK practices every day. Take your treatment record and implant passport, and send us their notes if they spot anything.
Will a UK dentist work on Turkey teeth?Every treatment comes with a written guarantee from the dental centre, given to you on paper at the clinic. It sets out what is covered, for how long, and what to do if something needs attention.
Keeping it valid mostly means looking after your teeth: cleaning every day, following the aftercare advice and regular check-ups at home. More detail on the crowns guarantee and the implants guarantee.
The day you fly home
You leave with your written guarantee, your treatment record and, for implants, your implant passport. Save the UK team’s number.
The first two weeks
Sensitivity and soreness settle. Implant patients stick to soft food. Message us with any question, however small. What to eat with new veneers
Three to six months
For implants, All-on-4 and All-on-6, the implants fuse with the bone before your second trip for the final teeth. How long implant treatment takes
Every six months
A check-up and hygienist clean with your own UK dentist, especially around implants. How to clean Turkey veneers
Five years
The guarantee on crowns and on the teeth fixed to implants runs for five years.
Twenty years
The guarantee on the implants themselves, from the point they have fused with the bone.
Dental treatment abroad is common, and so are follow-up problems when nobody in the UK is responsible for them. In a British Dental Association survey of more than 1,000 UK dentists, crowns and implants were the treatments most likely to need follow-up work.
That is the gap a UK company closes. You are not left searching for a dentist who will help, or messaging a clinic abroad on your own. You message us, and we deal with it.
Source: British Dental Association, survey of UK dentists on dental tourism.
Message the UK team with your name and a short description. Thinking about treatment? Ask us how aftercare works before you book.
Yes. UK Smiles has a permanent office in Leeds and a UK team you can reach by WhatsApp, phone or email after you fly home. We review problems with the dentists who treated you, can book X-rays at CT Dent scanning centres around the UK, and can arrange small repairs at a partner clinic in London.
Keep it safe, do not glue it yourself, and send us a photo. A loose crown can usually be cemented back on. We can arrange this at our partner clinic in London, priced case by case, or your own dentist can do it.
Yes. We work with CT Dent, which lists 14 dental scanning centres on its website, from Glasgow to Southampton, including one next to our Leeds office. We book the X-ray or scan and send the images to the dental team who treated you.
No. Leeds is our office, not a dental surgery. You can visit to talk to the team, and dentists from the clinic in Antalya visit Leeds regularly for consultations and check-ups.
Any dentist can check and clean zirconia and Emax crowns, veneers and branded implants. Take your treatment record and, for implants, your implant passport, so they know exactly what was used.
Every treatment comes with a written guarantee, given to you on paper at the clinic, which sets out what is covered and what to do if something needs attention. Ask us to go through it with you before you book.
For the first weeks after treatment, read our guide to looking after new Turkey teeth.
