A WOMAN who travelled to Turkey to get her teeth done has described it as the "biggest mistake of her life".

Lisa Martyn, 48, says she was "duped into the dream" of getting perfect pearly whites at a discount price abroad.

But the dodgy dental work has cost her dearly – as she has been left in agonising pain and is still shelling out for the hefty bill.

The care assistant claims she was conned by the dental clinic, who "misled" her when discussing her treatment.

The mum first had some dental work done in 2011, when she forked out £1,800 to replace her top set of teeth while on holiday in Kusadasi.

She told the BBC: "I didn’t plan on it but I’ve always had a lot of trouble with my teeth and had spent a lot of money back home already. So I decided to go for it."

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Lisa believed she was having veneers – a wafer thin shell that sits on top of the teeth – to produce her dream smile.

The 48-year-old was then forced to return to Turkey in September 2021, ten years on, as one had cracked.

She said she "would have lived with it" but was keen to get the tooth fixed ahead of her son's upcoming wedding.

So Lisa booked the flight to go and see the same dentist in a bid to achieve a picture-perfect smile.

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But she claims she was then informed she would have to replace the entire top row of teeth instead of simply repairing the broken one.

The mum says the clinic quoted her £3,500 for 26 new gnashers – to which she agreed.

However, as the procedure got underway, the care assistant was horrified as the dentist began hammering away.

She described the scene as something out of a "horror movie" and says she was left "traumatised".

Lisa recalled: "I have never in my life experienced anything like it.

"They were drilling then, banging and hammering. I was jumping out of that chair for two hours.

'HORROR MOVIE'

"No one asked how I was or even offered me a drink of water. My mouth was so swollen it was like a horror movie.

"I was numb from my neck up to the top of my nose but I could still feel the sensation.

"I still didn’t know that all my natural teeth were filed down and these were crowns, not veneers."

She claims no one at the clinic informed her of the risks or discussed any alternative options with her.

After returning home from the horror holiday and seeking advice from a UK dentist, she was given the crushing news that she had been given crowns.

She said she would "give anything" to reverse the procedure, having resigned herself to the fact she will have to have dentures and live in constant pain every day.

Not only have I been in crippling pain every day since, but it has also cost me thousands. It’s the biggest mistake of my life.

The mum told the BBC: "I was duped into the dream of having a full set of perfect teeth that I was never going to have any issues with but I was grossly misled about what I was having done – they were sold to me as veneers not a full set of crowns.

"Not only have I been in crippling pain every day since, but it has also cost me thousands. It’s the biggest mistake of my life."

The care worker is now on a mission to warn other Brits about the risks of undergoing intense cosmetic work abroad.

Dr MJ Rowland Warmann, co-founder of cosmetic teeth company Smileworks, says he receives up to three calls a day from Brits with issues with their Turkey teeth.

She explained: "Some can’t floss because their crowns are stuck together or they’re in pain because they have bleeding gums.

"But it’s easier for us not to take that patient.

"At the point when you inherit that patient and do any work, that’s when the problems really start and that’s when the UK dentist becomes liable. A risk we cannot take.

“This leaves patients in very vulnerable positions trying to scrabble around for help and it becomes very costly trying to fix the damage.”

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