Dr. Mert Akbaş

Dr. Mert Akbaş is an oral & maxillofacial surgeon and implantologist who has been treating patients in Istanbul since 2012. He holds a master’s degree in Oral Implantology from Bezmialem Vakıf University and a PhD from the Department of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery at Istanbul University. He co-authored a 141-implant study on zygomatic implants published in the International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants and has taught dentistry students since 2013. At One Life Dental he treats implant and oral surgery cases, including full-mouth dental implants, bone grafting and sinus lifts. He treats patients in Turkish, English and Russian.

Professional & Academic Snapshot

Why he suits complex international patients for dental implants

• He has researched zygomatic implants, not just placed them. He co-authored a study of 141 zygomatic implants in 45 patients with severely resorbed upper jaws. The overall complication rate was under 6%, and survival was comparable to conventional implants.
• He trained where the difficult cases go. Five years in the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic of Okmeydanı Oral and Dental Health Hospital, a public referral hospital in Istanbul, followed by his PhD years in the surgery department of Istanbul University.
• He plans the surgery with the final teeth in mind. Alongside surgery he does implant prosthetics, veneers and zirconia and E-max crowns.
• He is good with nervous patients. Reviews mention patients who had put off treatment for years because of dental fear. Treatment under sedation or general anaesthesia is available for those who need it.
• He speaks your language. Consultations in English or Russian, as well as Turkish.
• His credentials are verifiable. His degrees, university posts and peer-reviewed publications (including a paper indexed in SCI-Expanded and PubMed) are publicly documented.

Education

Clinical and academic roles

Treatments

Below we list all treatments Dr. Mert Akbaş can help you with.

1.   Implants and full-mouth reconstruction

• Single and multipledental implants
• All-on-4,All-on-6 & full-mouth dental implants in Turkey
• Zygomatic implantsfor severely resorbed upper jaws
• Immediate (same-day) implants
• Computer-guided, flapless implant surgery planned on 3D CBCT scans
• Bone graftingand guided tissue regeneration
• Sinus lift
• PRF (platelet-rich fibrin) to support healing
• Treatment of peri-implantitis and failing implants
• Implant-supported dentures

2.   Oral and jaw surgery

• Impacted wisdom teeth, including teeth close to the nerve, andcomplex extractions
• Apicoectomy (root-end surgery)
• Jaw cysts and benign tumours
• Orthognathic (corrective jaw) surgery and genioplasty
• Surgical upper-jaw expansion
• Jaw and facial fractures
• Laser oral surgery
• Treatment under sedation or general anaesthesia

3.   Jaw joint, grinding and facial aesthetics

• Diagnosis and treatment of TMJ (jaw joint) disorders
• Treatment for clenching and grinding (bruxism), including botulinum toxin
• Buccal fat removal (bichectomy)

4.   Smile design

• Porcelain and compositeveneers
• Zirconiaand E-max crowns
• Bridges
• Composite bondingand gap closure
• Teeth whitening

Research and publications

Selected papers

Two threads run through his work: zygomatic implants for patients without enough upper-jaw bone, and surgical complications, studied in large patient series so they can be avoided. Both feed directly into how he plans full-arch implant treatment.

Research topics: zygomatic implants · dental implantology · bone augmentation · orthognathic surgery · oral pathology · impacted and ectopic teeth