Fixing Dental Work Done Abroad

Turkey Teeth Repair in Los Angeles

Crowns and veneers done abroad often come back bulky, opaque, and over-prepared. Here is what actually went wrong, what can be saved, and how Dr. Marashi rebuilds the smile properly.

The Direct Answer

Turkey teeth are almost always full crowns, not veneers, which is why they look bulky and unnaturally white and why the teeth underneath were filed down so aggressively. Most cases are repairable: the crowns are removed under microscope magnification, the gums and bite are stabilized, and new restorations are designed with correct contour, translucency, and margin placement. The tooth structure already removed cannot be restored, so the second attempt has to be planned properly the first time.

Why Dental Work Abroad Often Fails

The problem is rarely the country. It is the model. Treatment is compressed into a few days, which leaves no room for design, mock-up approval, tissue healing, or bite verification. To hit the timeline, teeth are reduced heavily so a full crown will seat quickly, and a bright, opaque ceramic is chosen because it hides everything underneath. Patients fly home before the tissue has settled, and there is no practical way to return when something goes wrong six months later.

The Signs Patients Come In With

  • Uniform, opaque white that reflects light rather than transmitting it, so the smile looks flat in photos.
  • Bulky contours that push the lip out and make the teeth feel thick against the tongue.
  • Red, swollen, or bleeding gums around the margins.
  • Dark lines at the gum line where the margin is exposed or leaking.
  • Sensitivity or persistent ache in one or more prepared teeth.
  • Bite that feels off, with new clicking, clenching, or uneven contact.
  • Odor or a bad taste around a restoration, which points to leakage.

How the Redo Works

01

Honest Diagnosis ($475 Consultation)

One hour, one-on-one with Dr. Marashi. He evaluates each restoration, the gum tissue, the bite, and the health of the teeth underneath, then gives you a custom written treatment plan and a straight answer about what is salvageable.

02

Stabilize Health First

Decay under a leaking margin, inflamed tissue, or a tooth that needs endodontic treatment is handled before anything cosmetic. Rebuilding on an unhealthy foundation is how second attempts fail too.

03

Microscope Removal

Existing crowns are sectioned and removed under surgical magnification to preserve every millimeter of remaining tooth. This is the step where aggressive removal does permanent damage.

04

Design Around Your Face

A new smile is designed from facial proportion, lip dynamics, and bite analysis, then previewed as a mock-up you approve before any porcelain is made.

05

Hand-Layered Porcelain

Replacements are crafted in The Marashi Collection shade range with real translucency and surface texture, contoured so the tissue can stay healthy around them.

06

Bond, Refine, Protect

Bonding is done under microscope, the bite is refined, and a custom night guard protects the result long-term.

What Can and Cannot Be Undone

Contour, color, margin placement, gum health, and bite are all correctable. Enamel is not. If a tooth was reduced to a peg, it will need a full-coverage restoration for the rest of its life, and that is worth knowing before you start rather than after. Being told the truth about that is the point of the consultation.

Patients travel to Brentwood for this work from across the country. If you are coming in from out of town, the visit sequence is planned around your travel.

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Common Questions

Everything You Want to Know

What are Turkey teeth?+
Turkey teeth is the informal name for the very white, uniform dental work many patients receive on discount treatment trips abroad. In most cases the restorations are full crowns rather than veneers, which means the natural teeth were filed down substantially before the crowns were cemented.
Can Turkey teeth be fixed?+
Usually yes. If the tooth roots and gums are healthy, the existing crowns can be removed under magnification and replaced with properly contoured restorations. What cannot be undone is the tooth structure that was already removed, which is why the replacement plan has to be designed carefully rather than rushed.
Why do crowns done abroad look so bulky and white?+
They are typically high-opacity, monolithic ceramic shades chosen for uniform brightness rather than light behavior, made in high volume with heavy contours. The result reads as a block of white instead of individual teeth, especially at the gum line and in daylight photographs.
My gums are red and bleeding around my crowns. Is that normal?+
No. Persistent redness, bleeding, or a dark line at the gum line usually indicates over-contoured margins, an open margin trapping bacteria, or a restoration that sits too far under the tissue. That is a health issue, not a cosmetic one, and it should be evaluated promptly.
Can I get veneers instead of crowns the second time?+
Sometimes. It depends on how much enamel remains. Where the tooth was heavily reduced, a properly designed crown is still the correct restoration. Dr. Marashi maps that tooth by tooth so the final smile reads as one result even when the restoration types differ.
How does the redo process start?+
Every patient starts with the same $475 consultation with Dr. Marashi: one hour, one-on-one in Brentwood, plus a custom written treatment plan. The fee is flat, non-refundable, and collected upon scheduling.

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