Planning your stay
How many days do you need in Side for dental treatment?
One day for a filling, 5‑7 days for crowns or veneers, two separate trips for implants. Here is what sets the timing, and how to fit each treatment around your flights.
At Dentist Side Turkey, plan 1 day for a filling, 1‑2 days for whitening and 5‑7 days for crowns, veneers, a smile makeover or Hollywood Smile, all in one trip. Implants and All-on-4 need two trips: 3‑5 days for placement, 2‑4 months of healing at home, up to 6 in the upper jaw, then 4‑7 days for the permanent teeth.
How many days does each treatment take in Side?
The numbers below are the durations Dentist Side Turkey, founded in 2015 by Dt. Mustafa Yunusoğlu, plans with. A filling or whitening is a single session. Crowns, veneers, a smile makeover and a Hollywood Smile need two appointments inside one stay of 5‑7 days, because the laboratory works in between. Implants and All-on-4 need two separate trips, because the bone has to heal around the implant before the permanent teeth go on. Send photos first; the written plan gives the days for your case before you book flights.
| Treatment | Visits to Side | Days on visit one | Days on visit two | Healing in between |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aesthetic filling | 1 (one session) | 1 day, 30‑90 minutes in the chair | Not needed | None |
| Teeth whitening | 1 (one session) | 1‑2 days, one 60‑90 minute session | Not needed | None |
| Dental crowns | 1 (two appointments) | 5‑7 days | Not needed | None, laboratory days only |
| Veneers | 1 (two appointments) | 5‑7 days | Not needed | None, laboratory days only |
| Smile makeover | 1 (two appointments) | 5‑7 days | Not needed | None, laboratory days only |
| Hollywood Smile | 1 (two appointments) | 5‑7 days | Not needed | None, laboratory days only |
| Dental implants | 2 | 3‑5 days | 4‑7 days | 2‑4 months at home, up to 6 in the upper jaw |
| All-on-4 | 2 | 3‑5 days | 4‑7 days | 2‑4 months at home, up to 6 in the upper jaw |
What can be finished in one visit?
An aesthetic filling and teeth whitening are the two treatments on this page that need neither a laboratory nor healing time, so each is done in a single session. A filling takes 30‑90 minutes in the chair and needs one day. Whitening is one 60‑90 minute session; the clinic plans 1‑2 days for it, and the written plan says which applies to your case. Neither is planned with a return trip.
Send photos on WhatsApp before you travel; the written plan and quote come back within 24 hours, and the appointment is booked around your flights. The clinic on Demokrasi Bulvarı in Eskihisar is 5‑15 minutes by car from Side centre, Sorgun and Titreyengöl, 15‑20 minutes from Kumköy, Evrenseki and Çolaklı, and about 25 minutes from Gündoğdu and Kızılağaç. The dentist examines you, tells you if the plan needs to change, does the work in the same sitting, and the rest of the day is yours.
A composite filling typically lasts 5‑7 years and a whitening result 1‑2 years, depending on how you look after them. Some people find their teeth sensitive for a short time after whitening; the dentist tells you what to avoid. If the examination finds something a filling cannot fix, you are told before anything starts, and the written plan says what it would take and how many days.
Which treatments need two visits, and why?
Crowns, veneers, a smile makeover and a Hollywood Smile need two appointments, but both fit inside one stay of 5‑7 days. At the first, the dentist examines you, agrees the plan, prepares the teeth, takes the impressions and fits temporaries. The laboratory then makes the permanent crowns or veneers. At the second, they are tried in, adjusted where needed and fitted. The days between the two are the laboratory's, not yours in the chair.
Dental implants and All-on-4 need two separate trips. On the first, 3‑5 days, the dental surgeon who specialises in implantology places the implants; placing one implant takes 30‑60 minutes. Then you go home for 2‑4 months, up to 6 in the upper jaw, while the bone grows around the implant. On the second trip, 4‑7 days, the permanent teeth are made and fitted. The healing cannot safely be hurried: permanent teeth on an implant before the bone has taken hold put the implant at risk.
Why a range rather than a fixed number? The laboratory's days vary from case to case, and healing varies from person to person and between the lower jaw and the upper, where the bone is generally softer. That is why the clinic gives you the range before you book and the dates for your case once it has seen your photos and your flights.
What happens between the two implant visits?
The healing happens at home. Over 2‑4 months, up to 6 in the upper jaw, the bone grows onto the implant surface until it is fixed firmly enough to carry a tooth. You are not expected back in Side during this time; you live normally and keep the area clean the way you were shown at the clinic. If anything about the site worries you, send a photo on WhatsApp; it is answered at any hour.
A temporary solution covers the gap while you wait, where the case allows it. What form it takes, and whether the site can carry anything straight away, depends on where the implant is and how firm it is on the day; the dentist tells you before you fly. What you leave with in every case is the written treatment plan and the documentation of what was done, which your own dentist at home can read.
The second trip is planned around your flights and holiday once the healing time has passed. When you start looking at dates, send a message; WhatsApp is answered at any hour, every day, and the clinic works in English, German, Russian and Turkish. If you see your own dentist in the meantime, take the written plan along so they know what is in place and what is still to come.
What fits into a one-week trip?
A week holds every treatment on this page except a complete implant case. A filling takes a day and whitening 1‑2 days; crowns, veneers, a smile makeover and a Hollywood Smile finish inside 5‑7 days. Either half of an implant or All-on-4 case fits too: the placement visit needs 3‑5 days and the second visit 4‑7 days. What a week cannot hold is both halves, because 2‑4 months of healing, up to 6 in the upper jaw, sit between them.
Arrive at the weekend, first appointment on Monday. The clinic sees patients Monday to Saturday, 09:00 to 19:00, and is closed on Sunday, so a Monday start gives preparation, laboratory and fitting six open days in a row; a first appointment on Thursday pushes the fitting into the following week. Antalya Airport (AYT) is about an hour from Side by car, so leave the arrival day free. If your case needs the full 7 days, a week is tight, and the clinic says so when it sees your photos.
- Aesthetic filling: 1 day, 30‑90 minutes in the chair
- Teeth whitening: 1‑2 days, one 60‑90 minute session
- Crowns or veneers: 5‑7 days, start early in the week
- Smile makeover or Hollywood Smile: 5‑7 days, start early in the week
- Implant or All-on-4 placement, first trip: 3‑5 days
- Permanent teeth on implants, second trip: 4‑7 days
- Does not fit: a complete implant or All-on-4 case, because of the healing months
How do I plan treatment around a two-week holiday?
Two weeks is the comfortable version. An aesthetic case takes 5‑7 days of the fortnight, and the appointments themselves are the preparation and the fitting. The days between belong to the laboratory, so you spend them on the beach with temporaries in place. Temporaries are not as strong as the finished work, so ask the dentist what to avoid; otherwise the holiday carries on as normal.
Put the treatment in the first week and keep the second for the holiday, so that the fitting is not on the day you fly. A check-up day between the fitting and the flight lets the dentist adjust a bite that feels high or smooth an edge that catches your tongue, which is far easier here than by WhatsApp from home. Remember Sunday: the clinic is closed, so a Sunday flight means the check-up is on Saturday at the latest.
Two weeks also suits either implant trip. The placement visit is 3‑5 days and the second visit 4‑7 days, and in both cases the spare days leave room for a check before you travel. Gazipaşa Airport (GZP), on the Alanya side, is the alternative to Antalya; whichever you fly into, tell the clinic your flight times and the appointments are set around them.
- Send photos before you book, so the plan and quote arrive first
- Arrive at the weekend, first appointment on Monday
- Preparation and temporaries, then beach days while the laboratory works
- Fitting inside the 5‑7 days, well before the flight home
- A check-up day before you fly, never on the flight day
- Clinic closed on Sunday: if you fly Sunday, the check-up is Saturday
FAQ
FAQ
How many days do I need in Side for veneers?
Veneers take 5‑7 days in one trip. They need two appointments: at the first, the teeth are prepared, impressions taken and temporaries fitted; the laboratory then makes the veneers, and at the second they are tried in, adjusted and fitted. The days between are free. You do not usually need to come back afterwards; veneers typically last 10‑15 years, and the clinic gives a written guarantee of 5 years on them.
How many days do I need for dental crowns?
Dental crowns take 5‑7 days in one trip, with two appointments: preparation and temporaries at the first, the laboratory in between, the fitting at the second. The clinic plans 5‑7 days for crowns, and the written plan confirms the days for your case before you book. Porcelain crowns typically last 10‑15 years and zirconia crowns 15 years or more, and both carry a written guarantee of 5 years.
How many days do I need for dental implants?
Dental implants need two trips, with healing at home in between. The first trip is 3‑5 days: examination, planning and placement, and placing an implant takes 30‑60 minutes. Then 2‑4 months of healing at home, up to 6 in the upper jaw, while the bone bonds to the implant. The second trip is 4‑7 days, when the permanent teeth are made and fitted. Neither the healing nor the laboratory can be hurried. Implants carry a written guarantee of 10 years and, with good hygiene, can last a lifetime.
How many days does All-on-4 take?
All-on-4 follows the same two-trip pattern as single implants. The first visit is 3‑5 days, when the implants that will carry the full arch are placed. You then heal at home for 2‑4 months, up to 6 months in the upper jaw. The second visit is 4‑7 days, when the permanent arch is made and fitted. What you wear over the implants while you heal depends on your case; the dentist tells you before you fly home.
Can it be done in less time?
Not below the figures on this page. Two things set the floor: for crowns and veneers, the laboratory, which needs its days to make the permanent work; for implants, the bone, which takes 2‑4 months to hold the implant firmly, up to 6 in the upper jaw. Neither can be hurried safely. What can be arranged is the order of appointments, the weekday you start and the fit around your flights. Send your dates with the photos and you are told whether your treatment fits.
Can I combine treatments in one trip?
Often, yes. The longest treatment sets the length of the stay and shorter ones fit around it: whitening or a filling can often be done inside the 5‑7 days of a crown or veneer case, or during a 3‑5 day implant placement visit. Some combinations have a fixed order, for example whitening before a crown's shade is chosen, so the dentist sets the sequence. List everything you would like done when you send the photos; the written plan comes back with the days it all needs.
What if I only have a weekend?
A weekend fits whitening or a filling, nothing that needs a laboratory or healing. The clinic is open on Saturday, 09:00 to 19:00, and closed on Sunday, so a weekend is one working day, two if you land on Friday. A filling takes 30‑90 minutes. Whitening is one 60‑90 minute session, though the clinic plans 1‑2 days for it, so say when you send the photos that you only have the Saturday. Crowns, veneers and implants do not fit; the laboratory and the healing need days you do not have.
Do I have to come back to Side after treatment?
For implants and All-on-4, yes: the permanent teeth go on at a second visit of 4‑7 days, after 2‑4 months of healing at home, up to 6 in the upper jaw. For crowns, veneers, whitening and fillings, usually not. The work is finished before you fly, and you leave with the written plan and documentation for your own dentist. Keep your routine check-ups at home as normal. If anything feels wrong later, send a photo on WhatsApp, which is answered at any hour.
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