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A twenty-unit Hollywood Smile starts at around $3,200 in Türkiye, against roughly $36,000 for the same work in the United States. The gap is real, and so are the reasons a quote moves within it.
Published 2026-09-06 · Reviewed with clinic surgeons
A Hollywood Smile is priced per unit, not as a single procedure. The headline figure is simply the per-tooth price multiplied by the number of teeth being treated, so the first question is always how many units your case needs.
At $160 per zirconium unit, twenty teeth comes to $3,200. Twenty-eight teeth — a full smile line on both arches — comes to $4,480. Move to E-max at $330 per unit and the same twenty teeth becomes $6,600.
A complete quote should also include the digital smile design, the temporary crowns you wear between appointments, the final fitting and adjustment visits, and the panoramic X-ray. If any of those appear as extras later, the original number was not a real price.
Most people show between eight and twelve teeth on each arch when they smile broadly. The standard packages of twenty and twenty-eight exist because they cover the visible zone comfortably, not because twenty-eight is clinically necessary for everyone.
Some patients need eight. A clinic that quotes every case at twenty-eight is quoting a package rather than assessing a mouth. Ask which specific teeth appear in your own smile line and why each one is being included.
This matters financially as well as clinically: the difference between sixteen units and twenty-eight at E-max pricing is around $4,000.
Zirconium is stronger and cheaper. It handles chewing forces well, which makes it the sensible choice for back teeth and for anyone who grinds. It is slightly more opaque, so at the very front it can look marginally less lifelike than the alternative.
E-max is pressed lithium disilicate. It transmits light more like natural enamel and generally produces the better cosmetic result on front teeth, at roughly double the price and with less tolerance for heavy grinding.
Many patients end up combining them — E-max on the front eight or ten, zirconium behind. That combination usually costs less than an all-E-max case while producing a better result than an all-zirconium one.
Four things reliably change the total. The number of units, the material, whether any teeth need root canals or extractions first, and whether gum contouring is required to even out the gum line.
Preparatory work is the most common source of a revised quote. A tooth with existing decay under an old filling needs treating before it can be crowned, and that is not visible in a photograph — only on an X-ray. This is why a quote issued from a selfie alone is provisional by nature.
Hollywood Smile cases are normally one trip of five to seven nights, which is the main reason they suit dental travel so well. There is no second journey to budget for.
Add return flights of $700 to $1,200 from the United States or $150 to $400 from Western Europe, plus accommodation where it is not already included in the clinic package. A twenty-unit zirconium case from the US lands near $4,500 all in, against $36,000 at home.
Quotes well under the ranges above usually involve one of three things: composite bonding presented as veneers, a lower-grade zirconia blank, or a unit count that excludes teeth you will end up wanting treated.
Composite is a legitimate treatment and considerably cheaper, but it is not the same product. It stains within a few years and typically needs replacing sooner. If a quote seems remarkably low, ask directly whether the material is composite, zirconia or lithium disilicate, and get the answer in writing.
From about $3,200 for twenty zirconium units, or roughly $6,600 for twenty E-max units. The equivalent treatment in the United States is near $36,000. Final pricing depends on the number of teeth, the material, and any preparatory work needed.
Usually twenty or twenty-eight, covering the teeth visible when you smile broadly. Some cases need only sixteen. Ask the clinic which specific teeth are included and why, rather than accepting a standard package count.
E-max looks more natural at the front because it transmits light like enamel; zirconium is stronger and better for back teeth and for people who grind. Many cases combine both, which usually gives the best balance of appearance, durability and cost.
One trip of five to seven nights in most cases. Preparation and temporaries happen in the first two days, the lab produces the final units mid-week, and fitting and adjustments take the last days.
The realistic timeline from first scan to final fitting, and what happens between appointments.
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