A couple who paid £4,000 for "Turkey teeth" have said that the cosmetic procedure has "ruined their lives."
Jade Tushingham, 32, and her partner Kelly Tushingham, 30, were left unable to eat or drink, after they combined their beach holiday with an overhaul of their smiles. The pair were attracted to the Antalya dentist because of the cheaper dental prices.
However now, four months on since the visit, Jade and Kelly have been left in pain. They fear they'll need to fly back out for further treatment as no dentist in the UK will touch them.
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The couple visited a private clinic near their hotel for the first stage of their transformation. It included having X-rays and filing down their teeth. They said this caused them both "instant" pain.
The couple then had to wait in the clinic's reception for around five hours with their "shark teeth" before dentists fitted them each with temporary veneers. Jade, from Chester, said: "Lots of our friends had already had it done and told us that it didn't hurt.
"I've always wanted it done, even though my teeth before were actually OK. But even now, we're both still in constant pain. All the food at the hotel looked beautiful, but we just couldn't eat any of it.
"We survived on mashed potatoes and soup, even drinking was difficult as our teeth were so sensitive. Looking back now, we 100% would not have had it done. 'It's cost us so much money and it's been hell.
"We used some savings we already had to pay for it doing. They look lovely, and in pictures are perfect but it's like a nightmare.''
Jade added: "We were in separate rooms and I was crying in pain straight away. I remember Kelly came into my room when she'd had hers done and said 'this is awful.' Then they just sent us away with Naproxen which is an anti-inflammatory, and medicated mouthwash to use in the meantime."
The pair were then left waiting for a permanent set for over five days while their teeth ''stubs'' caused them agony. When they were called back to have their crowns fitted but both describe the procedure as being ''like a blood bath''.
Jade said: "The process was horrible, there was just blood everywhere. I was told by the dentist that I wouldn't need to be numbed for the actual veneers fitting.
"I asked to be numbed because I was already in so much pain. The dentist was quite narky, and said 'I'm going to have to numb you then'.
"We both ended up having numbing. I think they were just sick of us, because some people just sit there and have it done, but we all have different pain thresholds."
At the end of the process, Jade had 25 new teeth fitted, with Kelly having 24. Leaving Turkey a week later, the couple, who paid £4,240 altogether for both sets of permanent veneers, were still in severe pain.
Jade added: "We messaged the dentist on Instagram about it when we got back. It was difficult to communicate due to the language barrier, but she advised us to take Ibuprofen for five days and also try a muscle relaxant.
"We had already been taking Ibuprofen anyway and it didn't make a difference, so we didn't know what to do. Nothing seemed to take the pain away. Eating a hot meal followed by a cold drink is just awful.
"We can't even have a cup of tea because our teeth are so sensitive. Everywhere we go we have painkillers. In the car, in my bag, at the side of the bed.
"We definitely can't sleep because we just wake up in the night needing more painkillers. Sometimes I'll say to Kelly 'what do you fancy for tea?' And then say 'oh no we can't have that because my teeth are hurting a lot today'."
Despite trying to get help back in the UK the girls have struggled to find a dentist who can help. Jade said: "No dentists in the UK would even touch them.
"We're almost four months into this now. One of our friends is six months post-surgery and she is also still in pain, so I think we'll give it until six months and probably look to fly back out there.
"Our teeth visually do look lovely, and we have people asking us all the time where we had them done because they want theirs doing. We always say no, absolutely do not have them done. We would never recommend them to anyone."
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