Dental Tourism & Shiny White Teeth With Phuket Dental Smile
By: Roy Marvelous
Tags: Dentistry, Dental Care

Dental Tourism & Shiny White Teeth With Phuket Dental Smile

One of the perks of traveling to less expensive countries is the access to more affordable dental care. If youve been following my blog for a while, youll know that Im a big fan of dental tourism. In fact, lately I try to go to the dentist every 6 months, wherever I am. (Now, if I could only make myself floss more regularly)

Visiting the dentist in random countries can be an adventure. I had excellent care in Colombia but was a bit weary of their pushy up-selling. On the other hand, my experience in Turkey was really painful. The dentist was very competent and thourough, but her old-school instruments were like something out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. And my experience in Lativa was just plain odd. The dentist spent about 2 minutes with me, said I was fine and to come back in a year. And then tried to charge me a new patient fee on top of their consultation fee. I think there was something lost in translation there as I just wanted scaling done!

Apart from regular dental services, Ive always been curious about teeth whitening. Ive tried a teeth whitening strips, which have only left my teeth sensitive and without amazing results. So since Ive heard rave reviews about dental care in Thailand and Im a little vain, I decided to give it a go. I came across Phuket Dental Smile (which is part of the Bangkok Smile Dental Group) and contacted them regarding scaling and teeth whitening.

The clinic itself is very modern and clean. Its feels like youve stepped into the future. Everyone at the reception were super friendly, and what else can you expect from the land of smiles? I was taken upstairs and was greeted by the dentist and two assistants. It was like there was a party in my mouth and everyone was invited.

The scaling itself was unbelievably painless. I later found out that it was called Air Flow Cleaning where a spray of air, sodium bicarbonate and water is used to quickly remove plaque and stains. Compared with my Turkish experience 6 months ago, it really did feel like futuristic alien technology.

After the scaling, I had three rounds of teeth whitening. The dentist inserted a frame into my mouth and my job was to bite down. She also told me to let her know if I was in any pain. The first two rounds were fine and I kept dozing off. However, my teeth did feel a bit sensitive during the third round, similar to the pain you get when you drink super-cold water. Still, it was less painful than the teeth whitening strips you try at home. Both procedures took a total of 90 minutes. I was given ibuprofen and some gel for my teeth, if the pain was unbearable. But it was unnoticeable after an hour. To be honest, I was really surprised. My threshold for pain is ridiculously low, so I was expecting to be in pain for days.

Oh, I guess you want to know about the results. They were great! I feel like I could be in a toothpaste commercial now. I actually forget how many shades whiter it is but Im sure that my teeth have not been this white since my milk teeth fell out. Now, the real challenge is to avoid coffee for 2–7 days.

Definitely recommended!

more info: Phuket Dental Smile

disclosure: I was a guest of Phuket Dental Smile. The opinions are obviously my own.

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