Luxury makeovers blend porcelain veneers with gold and diamonds for a high-prestige aesthetic.
Actually, a smile has always been much more than just a tool for eating. It is your main social signature. Even if traditional dentistry only tries to imitate nature, nowadays, luxury treatment considers the mouth as a place to create a jeweled work of art.
From our point of view at Lema Dental Clinic in Turkey, “perfection” is something that has changed drastically in people’s eyes. It is not only about very beautiful white teeth anymore. Many individuals would even combine the wonderful looks of porcelain with the highest level of gold and diamond jewelry. The incorporation of gold and diamond elements in veneers is the greatest expression of one’s character.
Professor Doctor Coşkun Yıldız frequently mentions that these kinds of materials should be used with utmost care and accuracy. For instance, it is like you place a very rare stone into a watch that is made especially for your wrist. The tooth and the veneer have to be extremely stable so they can hold such a magnificent piece of jewelry.
Why Choose Gold and Diamonds?
They may be the main reasons you pick these two pieces of jewelry to adorn your smile, but is that all? With its yellow tone, gold can easily be noticed. However, in the field of dentistry, dentists use highly purified gold alloys, which are “biocompatible” to an extreme degree. Therefore, these substances do not trigger the mechanisms of an immune response. Being naturally very soft, they work very nicely with the rest of the teeth and, on top of that, they will not wear away over time.
The inclusion of the diamonds will give you the shining effect that a porcelain smile can never offer. For example, you can pick for your teeth to be one by one adorned with a sparkling diamond each, or to have a gold frame around the tooth. All those fine details convert a medical operation into an art piece, a jewel you carry with you.
A Strong Foundation
Before the gold is put on, the veneer itself has to be as close to perfect as possible. We consider the tooth as if it were a construction foundation. If the base is not reliable and stable, the top layers of luxury and the stress they are subjected to will finally cause the whole to fail. In our Lema Dental Clinic, Turkey, we are using clear ceramics that not only look like real teeth but also provide the top foundation for gold decoration.
A Perfect, Healthy Fit
Still, the question is: what about health – how can we maintain it after these luxury fillings? It’s dentist Polen Akkılıç and her team that come up with 3D digital scans in order to map every single part of the tooth.
What we see here is: the top luxury smiles have gold and diamonds placed inside the veneer, rather than just being glued on the top surface. That way, plaque is not able to build up there, and your lips will also move naturally over your teeth.
Comparing Luxury Options
| Feature | Gold Accents | Diamond Details | Full Gold Crowns |
| Material | 18k – 22k Dental Gold | Natural diamonds | High-noble alloys |
| Durability | Very high | Permanent if set right | Lifetime care |
| Time in Turkey | 3-5 days | 3-5 days | 5-7 days |
| Main Benefit | Healthy and unique | Unmatched shine | Bold style |
Frequently Asked Questions
According to our knowledge and observations, the diamonds that are set by Professor Doctor Coşkun Yıldız remain very firmly fixed. We make a small “seat” inside the porcelain, and then we apply very strong medical glue to secure the stone in its place. They are indeed made for normal chewing.
Certainly. In fact, our highest standard is 18k to 22k dental gold. Lesser quality metals turn gums gray, cause allergies, or even worse. At Lema Dental Clinic, your health is our priority! Therefore, we only use premium gold.
On the contrary, the truth is that the technique we have today allows us to “offset” the veneer. We take away a very tiny, almost invisible piece of porcelain so that there can be a space for the gold. The end product’s tooth is as smooth and slim as the natural one.
Just as you would do with your natural teeth. Make sure to brush and floss daily. Dentist Polen Akkılıç and her team recommend a mild toothpaste that helps keep the gold and porcelain sparkling, without scratching them.
In the sphere of luxury dentistry, Turkey is a frontrunner by far. Prices in the UK or the USA are not even close to those offered by our expert hands, however, with no compromise in quality. Moreover, when you visit our clinic, you will be provided with world-class care nestled in an environment that you will associate with only a five-star hotel.
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