A specialist has called for a ban on #WaterTok and ‘What I Eat in a Day’ TikTok trend - saying they encourage disordered eating among young people. The hashtag #WaterTok is used by people who make ‘recipes’ using water and flavoured ‘skinny’ syrups - like ‘Orange Creamsicle’ and ‘Grape Gatorade’....
Read moreA woman on TikTok is sharing her story of being 30 years old and wearing dentures reports New York Post. Cheyenne Dunn, whose social media account is named “cheyssmilejourney,” is documenting the story of her oral health problems while attempting to break the stigma of needing dentures at a young...
Read moreWarning issued about a new online trend being spruiked by influencers that is leaving people “catastrophic” results. A beautiful influencer instructing her followers how to whiten their teeth at home and bypass those pesky medical fees.But dentists across the country are warning of the dangers lurking behind these videos. They...
Read moreThe Sun’s Fabulous Magazine features a piece on Georgia Fox who took to TikTok to open up about going to Turkey to get her teeth done, leaving many stunned. Beauty fan Georgia Fox took to TikTok to open up about her dental journey, leaving many stunned. She is just one...
Read moreThe Sun reports on the experience of Danny Bennett, who appeared on First Dates in 2016, who took to TikTok to reveal how a series of unfortunate dental events left him having to walk with his mouth covered. The bloke, originally from Birmingham, said he refused to show his pearly...
Read moreThe Sun features the story of Sabrina Ali who went for corrective treatment in Turkey and developed pain and problems afterwards. Sabrina Ali's smile was so badly wrecked by a “Turkey teeth” treatment that afterwards a despairing NHS dentist got down on the floor and said she would pray for...
Read moreThe Daily Mail reports on the case of Australian TikTok influencer Ismail Mahmoud who travelled to Turkey for cosmetic treatment. A young Australian man who flew to Turkey for a budget teeth transformation has been slammed by dentists - with one saying it was the worst thing he could have...
Read moreThe Sun reports on the story of Owen Mcdonagh from the UK, took to TikTok to share his dental journey. Owen, first jetted to Turkey to get 20 crowns put in for £4,500 in total. While waiting to get his natural teeth drilled down, he gave viewers a nervous smile...
Read moreThe Sun features the story of Janine Santos, who posts on TikTok under the username @iam_janine_santos, about her trip to Turkey where she spent £4,000 on a set of crowns. Janine, one of many people who have jetted off to Turkey to get their teeth done, took to social media...
Read moreThe Sun features the story of Ayaan Korboo, from London, who took to TikTok to share his dental journey. He is just one of many who have jetted abroad to get their teeth done, in a trend that has been dubbed "Turkey teeth". @ayaankorboo Watch my #veneers #veneerscheck #journey in...
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