A model who flew to Turkey for £3,000 veneers says he now looks like a “shark” - and feels like "plucking his teeth out". Jack James, 22, decided to get his teeth done so he could look “better on camera” and flew out to Istanbul.
He was happy with the results until months later when they started to bleed, he claims. Jack was left with “terrible breath” and booked an emergency dentist appointment.
Following the check-up he was told his teeth were a mess and he had an infection – which would cost £20,000 to fix, he said. Unable to afford the high costs in the UK, desperate Jack forked out £4,500 and flew back out to Turkey in June 2023 to have the veneers removed, he said.
He claims he was shocked to discover his real teeth had been shaved down to look like a "shark" before he was then fitted with a new set - which he still has. However, since returning to the UK Jack says one of his veneers has fallen out.
Jack, from Manchester, said: “They looked good until they started to bleed and hurt. They started to pus and leak. My breath stunk.
“When they took the veneers out I saw they had shaved my teeth down so much. I looked like a shark. I came back to the UK and a crown has come off. It was like something out of a horror movie.”
Jack was initially happy with the results of his veneers after having them fitted in September 2022. He said: "I decided to get my teeth done to look better on camera."
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Initially he realised he was struggling to floss, but didn't think anything of it until his teeth started to bleed last month.
Jack said: "I searched for an emergency dentist and had X-rays done. The dentist said my teeth were a mess and that I had an infection. They said it would cost up to £20,000 to fix."
Unsure of what to do, Jack got back in touch with the clinic in Turkey to see if it could help.
He said: "They were adamant it wasn't their fault. They said I'd have to pay again to get it fixed."
Jack said he was quoted £4,500 to have them fixed and decided to fly out again.
He said: "They took all my teeth and the abscess out and put temporary teeth in. It took a few weeks for the infection to clear."
Jack was then able to have a new set of veneers fitted and returned to the UK earlier this month. But while brushing his teeth a crown fell out - and has been left with a gap in his teeth.
He said: "The crown just came off."
Jack is warning others to do their research before going abroad for their dentistry treatments.
He said: "I feel so upset with myself. I feel like plucking all my teeth out. I wish I'd got composite bonding, but I can't change the past."
