'I cried having £4.5k Turkey teeth fitted - now people say I've ruined my smile'
A woman who cried having her £4,500 Turkey teeth fitted says she 'loves' the results - despite trolls telling her she has ruined her smile.
Tara Omidi said she was left in agony after a routine root canal treatment forced her to get two teeth removed. Left feeling 'insecure' after a UK dentist 'failed' her, the 31-year-old, from Oldham, started looking online for a fix.
Tara soon found a dentist in Turkey with good reviews and a decent price tag. But she said she didn't expect how painful it would be.
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The content creator, who has 45,000 followers, doesn't regret her pursuit of a Hollywood smile, but has come under fire from TikTok trolls.
"The teeth I had removed were right at the back of my mouth and caused my remaining teeth to move away from the centre of my face, leaving me feeling very insecure when I spoke," Tara said.
"People would make indirect digs and comments. It would make me so shy and I'd just crumble. I decided I was going to have them all shaved down, realigned and have crowns fitted.
"I researched into the best clinics and paid that extra bit more to make sure I got the result I wanted."
Having heard about 'Turkey teeth' horror stories, Tara said she was 'terrified', but said the urge to fix her smile was stronger. She added: "I felt really insecure. My job is social media and I'm known for being the happy, always laughing person.
"I was terrified about going to Turkey as you always hear the horror stories, but I did my research and asked so many questions beforehand.
"I used WhatsApp to send over pictures of my teeth and went through a consultation online with the clinic. Then I flew over to Turkey within about eight weeks of booking the appointment.
"I was nervous flying out, but knew that I hated how my old teeth made me feel, so I tried to keep that feeling in my head."
Tara added: "I felt I could trust the clinic as they were very thorough with their examinations and X-rays.
"But it was painful, the actual fitting. People do lie about it and make out it is a breeze. I cried having them fitted."
Tara spent four days abroad, which included the procedure, resting in her hotel room and attending a final check-in with the dentist.
She shared a video to TikTok from her hotel room after she had her teeth filed down, which happens before crowns are fitted.
The post has gathered over 330,400 views, 3,500 likes and hundreds of comments.
One person said: "You have ruined your own teeth." Another commented: "I dunno how people can do this."
But despite the doubters, Tara said 'everything has been great' in the months since her procedure. "They throbbed for the first two weeks but everything has been fine since," she added.
"'I love them - they have given me my confidence and smile back. Of course you get trolls online saying horrible things but people think they have the right to say and do nasty things – I couldn't care less.
"I do what makes me happy for me, not for other people."
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