At GC Clinic, aesthetic dentistry is planned and personally carried out by the clinic’s owner and Clinical Director, Dr G. Cansu Öztürk. Our aim is a smile that looks like your own — achieved while keeping as much healthy tooth tissue as possible.
This page is a map of our aesthetic treatments: which treatment we consider for which problem, and in what order. Each topic has its own page with the detail.
The first option when discolouration is not structural; in-office or take-home. Teeth whitening →
Small chips, gaps and shape problems can be corrected with composite, without cutting the tooth. Restorative dentistry →
For crowded teeth, alignment with clear aligners is considered first; it often reduces the need for preparation. Clear aligners →
Only 0.3–0.5 mm of enamel is reduced from the front of the tooth; a no-prep option is considered where suitable. Ivoclar IPS e.max. Porcelain veneers →
For heavily filled, fractured or root-filled teeth and in the back of the mouth where strength comes first — only when indicated. Zirconia crowns →
Why this order: our conservative approach.
Planning starts with iTero digital scanning and a smile simulation. The colour, shape and alignment of the teeth — and, where needed, the gum line — are designed around your face and lip line.
The design is tried in your mouth as a mock-up before any irreversible step, and treatment does not begin without your approval. More: Smile design (Hollywood Smile).
A veneer and a full crown are not the same thing. A veneer is bonded only to the front of the tooth; a crown wraps the whole tooth and removes more tissue. So for front teeth we consider veneers where suitable, and zirconia for back teeth where strength comes first and for teeth with large restorations.
The full comparison: Dental crowns and veneers guide.
Veneers are made from Ivoclar IPS e.max in our in-house laboratory, with design time set aside for each case. The brand and lot number of every material is documented in writing.
Crowns and veneers carry a 5-year written warranty.
See veneer cases completed at our clinic on our porcelain veneers and smile design pages.
Cases planned and treated by Dr. G. Cansu Öztürk, specialist in endodontics
She plans and personally carries out veneer, bonding and smile design cases; from the first consultation to the final check, the case is not handed to another clinician. She wrote her final thesis at Ege University on aesthetic dentistry and has attended the aesthetic dentistry courses of EDAD, the Turkish Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry.
For restorative work and cosmetic bonding she works alongside Dr Zerrin Engin Bakkal.
At our clinic it covers teeth whitening, cosmetic bonding, alignment with clear aligners, porcelain veneers (Ivoclar IPS e.max), zirconia crowns where needed, and gum aesthetics — all assessed as parts of one smile plan.
For porcelain veneers only 0.3–0.5 mm of enamel is reduced from the front of the tooth; there is no all-round preparation as with a crown. In suitable cases a no-prep option is also considered.
No. The plan is based on the teeth that show when you smile and the problem to be solved. Healthy teeth are not cut for a problem that bonding, whitening or alignment can solve; a full crown is recommended only when it is clearly indicated.
Yes. The result is planned with iTero digital scanning and digital smile design, then tried in your mouth as a mock-up and approved with you before any irreversible step.
The clinic’s owner and Clinical Director, Dr G. Cansu Öztürk. She plans and personally carries out veneer, bonding and smile design cases; for restorative work and cosmetic bonding she works alongside Dr Zerrin Engin Bakkal.
Let us plan your smile together. The first consultation is free of charge.
Phone: +90 212 232 00 82
