I was so insecure I spent £4.5k getting perfect Turkey teeth – it was so painful I cried & trolls say my smile's ruined
A WOMAN who spent £4,500 getting the perfect Turkey teeth has hit back at trolls who say she's "ruined" her smile.
Tara Omidi made the decision to get a full set of new gnashers after a UK dentist "failed" her and she had to have two teeth removed following a routine root canal.
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"They 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, from Oldham, Manchester, said.
'People would make indirect digs and tell me I had 'unique' teeth or comment 'Your teeth aren't in the middle, are they?'
"I felt really insecure, my job is social media and I'm known for being the happy, always laughing person.
'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."
Despite the horror stories she'd heard about Turkey teeth gone wrong, Tara did her research and finally found a clinic she felt she could trust - with the positive reviews also reassuring her.
She sent over pictures of her teeth, had an online consultation and flew to Turkey eight weeks later.
However, Tara admitted she had no idea how painful the procedure would end up being.
'I felt I could trust the clinic as they were very thorough with their examinations and X-rays," she added to Need T oKnow.
'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 having the procedure, resting in her hotel room and a final check-in with the dentist.
And she said that since heading back to the UK, "everything has been great".
'I love them - they have given me my confidence and smile back," she grinned.
'Of course you get trolls online saying horrible things but being online, 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.'
Tara has faced cruel comments from trolls throughout her dental journey, and previously c ame under fire for a TikTok video which showed her teeth after they'd been filed down - before the crowns are fitted.
Tara filmed the clip in her hotel room after she had her teeth filed down, which happens before the crowns are fitted.
And the comments section was quickly filled with people slamming her for going ahead with the transformation.
"You have ruined your own teeth," one sighed.
"Jesus woman!" another added, as a third marvelled "I dunno how people can do this."
"Give it a few months and you will be in horrendous pain!" someone else predicted.
As another questioned: "How is that natural?!"
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