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Istanbul or turkey for teeth aligners

63 replies

FloridaCheese · 15/05/2026 17:32

Has anyone been to turkey (was thinking Istanbul) for teeth aligners and can share their experience. Lots of options from Google, almost too many! It's £4k in the UK and it just feels far too much to spend to perfect my teeth (not far off being done really). Thank you

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estrogone · 19/05/2026 08:24

CaptainMyCaptain · 19/05/2026 06:54

Can I just point out Istanbul is in Turkey so it isn't actually a choice.

Yes, I said the same upthread.

TCMcK · 19/05/2026 08:30

I’ve just finished mine. I start whitening today. I had Sparks which is a cheaper brand through my dentist. You have to go to the dentist regularly so going to Turkey won’t work. I did a payment plan - this may be an option for you?

goingtotown · 19/05/2026 08:31

CaptainMyCaptain · 19/05/2026 06:54

Can I just point out Istanbul is in Turkey so it isn't actually a choice.

Exactly.

rwalker · 19/05/2026 08:31

Irrespective of everything
it’s the monitoring and after care which would be the issue

Corianda · 19/05/2026 08:33

£4000 seems a lot have you shopped around

Whataflippincircus · 19/05/2026 08:34

Rarelyout · 16/05/2026 10:10

Furthermore, you might see from my other posts that I regularly post on dental matters and have been on Mumsnet many years. Although I do change my name every so often. I have been a dentist for almost thirty years. All I’m doing is trying to signpost you in the right direction

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You just can’t help some people. Their loss. Your posts are incredibly helpful.

CaptainMyCaptain · 19/05/2026 09:01

estrogone · 19/05/2026 08:24

Yes, I said the same upthread.

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Sorry I was looking for a post about that but missed yours.

TerfOnATrain · 19/05/2026 09:08

No way would I go to Turkey for Invisalign. How can it work out cheaper when you have so many appointments. I paid in total 4.5k for extensive straightening with 17 aligners, whitening and composite bonding on my top four teeth. All from an Invisalign diamond rated private dentist two miles from my home.

Worth every penny, I would have paid monthly for five years over going abroad.

Kokonimater · 19/05/2026 10:14

FloridaCheese · 15/05/2026 22:48

Crikey its teeth aligners. They are made from a certain plastic and fit tightly on your teeth gradually moving them. You change them every 2-4 weeks. Do you think the turkey aligners will send my teeth up into my skull

im looking for peoples experiences. Thank you please.

I had Invisalign in this country.
you have to go back every few weeks for new tighter trays. And they put small cement type hooks on your teeth for them to stay in. Sometimes they can make your mouth sore and you have to go back to have a bit shaved off. There will be a lot of trips to turkey plus an overnight stay. It’ll till be expensive financially and timewise.

Blueeberry · 19/05/2026 13:44

TheMillionthBeautyAddict · 19/05/2026 00:32

I got distance aligners in the US from Smile Direct for $1800 for a 6 month course about 10 years after my expensive UK orthodontic fixed braces left me with perpetually slowly moving teeth that were constantly cutting my mouth open years after treatment. A UK orthodontist isn’t any guarantee of quality. That was 6 years ago. My teeth are aligned and aren’t slowly moving back anymore. Can you get Smile Direct in the UK still? Might save you the cost of flights. They did a 3D scan and made aligners perfectly.

There’s a good reason that Smile Direct went bust.

Blueeberry · 19/05/2026 13:48

Corianda · 19/05/2026 08:33

£4000 seems a lot have you shopped around

It’s standard pricing for the comprehensive Invisalign package (unlimited appts/aligners for 5 years, 3 sets of retainers included). You can get off brand aligners and shorter, more minor courses of treatment for a cheaper price. We paid £4k for DD’s back in 2018 so I’m surprised it hasn’t gone up to be honest.

EasternStandard · 19/05/2026 15:04

FloridaCheese · 17/05/2026 12:24

Thank you fun spongers for rendering my thread useless

Free advice from dentists? Sounds useful.

awfulapril · 19/05/2026 18:17

Corianda · 19/05/2026 08:33

£4000 seems a lot have you shopped around

mine cost that. Good quality orthodontists south of England.

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