Dental implants in Antalya, Turkey

How a dental implant works

An implant treatment has three parts:

• The implant — a titanium screw placed in the jawbone. Over the following months the bone grows onto its surface (osseointegration) and holds it as firmly as a natural root.
• The abutment — a connector screwed onto the implant once it has healed.
• The crown — the visible tooth, made of zirconium or porcelain and matched to the colour of your other teeth.

Because the implant stands on its own, the neighbouring teeth do not have to be ground down as they would for a bridge. And because it loads the bone like a natural root, it helps stop the bone loss that follows tooth extraction.

Your treatment in Antalya, step by step

First trip: 3–5 days

• Day 1: examination, 3D cone-beam CT scan and final plan with your dentist.
• Day 2: implant placement under local anaesthesia (about 30–60 minutes per implant). Extractions and bone grafts can be done in the same session if needed.
• Day 3–5: check-up, stitches and a temporary tooth where the gap is visible.

Healing at home: 3–6 months

The implant fuses with the bone. You live normally; we stay in touch and you send us a photo or X-ray if your dentist at home takes one.

Second trip: 5–7 days

We take digital impressions, try in the crown or bridge and fit the final teeth.

Who can have dental implants?

Almost every adult in good general health whose jaw has finished growing (from about 18 years) can have implants. There is no upper age limit. What matters is the amount and quality of the bone and the health of the gums, which we check on the 3D scan.

We take extra care, and may ask for a letter from your doctor, if you:

• smoke — smoking increases the risk of implant failure; stop at least a week before and after surgery
• have diabetes that is not well controlled
• take blood thinners, bisphosphonates for osteoporosis, or have had radiotherapy to the head and neck
• have active gum disease — it must be treated first, which is exactly what a periodontist specialises in

Not enough bone? Bone grafting and sinus lift

After years without a tooth the jawbone shrinks. If there is not enough bone to hold an implant, it can be rebuilt with a bone graft, or in the upper back jaw with a sinus lift. Often this is done in the same session as the implant. When the bone is very thin, an All-on-4 solution with angled implants may avoid grafting altogether.

Implant brands and guarantee

We use implant systems from established Swiss, German and US manufacturers with long-term clinical studies and service networks in Europe, so your dentist at home can find parts if ever needed. The brand, the implant size and the serial numbers are written in your treatment report, together with the guarantee terms.

Aftercare: the first days after surgery

• Mild swelling and discomfort for 2–3 days is normal; ordinary painkillers are enough for most patients.
• Eat soft, lukewarm food for the first days and do not smoke or drink alcohol.
• Brush gently and rinse as instructed from the second day.
• Flying is fine the day after implant placement.
• Long-term: brush twice a day, clean between the teeth and see a dentist for a check-up and cleaning once or twice a year.

Why have dental implants in Turkey?

The same implant brands and the same procedure cost considerably less in Türkiye than in the UK, Ireland or Western Europe, mainly because of lower clinic running costs. What should matter most is who places your implant: at Lumos it is a specialist periodontist, whose training covers the bone and gums the implant depends on.