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// Implants
Counterfeit Dental Implants: How to Verify Yours
Counterfeit dental devices are seized by the crateload; published cases of fixtures reaching patients are another matter. Here is how to verify yours.
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Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD
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// Implants
The Dental Implant Passport: How to Verify Yours, Step by Step
Under EU device law the implant passport is an obligation with standardised fields. What it must contain, how to check it, and what to do without one.
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Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD12 min
// Implants
Dental Implant Warranties Across Borders: What Actually Travels With You
Clinics say lifetime warranty, but manufacturers' terms promise component replacement, claimed by the dentist, within a deadline. What to get in writing.
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Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD13 min
// Implants
What All-Inclusive Actually Covers
How to read an all-inclusive dental quote from Turkey: what the package covers, which items are often excluded, and why trip count is part of the price.
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Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD11 min
// Implants
Implant Aftercare After You Fly Home: Who Does What, and When
Who maintains an implant placed abroad, what a local dentist can do without your records, and when it is safe to fly. Who does what, and when.
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Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD13 min
// Implants
Straumann Group Brand Tiers
Straumann, Neodent, Medentika and Anthogyr share one parent company but sit in different price segments, by the group's own description. What "Straumann Group implant" on a quote does and does not tell you, built from the group's own publications and peer-reviewed data.
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Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD12 min
// Prosthetics
Turkey Teeth: Causes, Risks and How to Check a Clinic
Turkey teeth means a full set of crowns or veneers in one trip. What causes the bad outcomes, when crowns are right, and the questions to ask any clinic.
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Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD14 min
// Implants
Dental Implant Treatment: Step by Step
Dental implant treatment usually runs in six stages, from CBCT to crown fitting; surgery for one implant takes about 40 minutes, healing sets the timetable.
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Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD8 min
// Surgery
Impacted Wisdom Tooth Removal: What to Expect and Recovery
After impacted wisdom tooth removal, swelling is most often reported on the first two days and has usually eased markedly by day five.
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Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD8 min