Dt. Nadin Gemrekoğlu

A 72-year-old retired ship captain, Mr. Demir, presented with a severely atrophic mandible from decades of pipe smoking, making conventional dentures impossible. Dr. Gemrekoğlu performed a complex zygomatic implant procedure, anchoring implants in the cheekbones. The patient, who had been on a liquid diet for years, cried when he bit into an apple with his new fixed prosthesis six months later.

Elif, a 19-year-old competitive windsurfer, suffered a traumatic avulsion of her front tooth during a training accident in the Bosporus. Dr. Gemrekoğlu performed an immediate replantation and splinting, but the tooth developed ankylosis. She subsequently underwent decoronation to preserve alveolar bone for a future implant, with Dr. Gemrekoğlu coordinating her treatment around international competition schedules.

A 45-year-old night watchman with undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes presented with a rapidly progressing necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis. Dr. Gemrekoğlu identified the systemic link, coordinated care with an endocrinologist, and managed the acute infection with localized debridement and systemic antibiotics before performing guided tissue regeneration once his glucose was controlled.

Ms. Arslan, a 58-year-old ceramics artist with severe dental phobia stemming from a childhood trauma, required full-mouth rehabilitation due to erosion from years of holding tools in her mouth. Dr. Gemrekoğlu employed progressive desensitization over eight visits using virtual reality distraction before beginning any treatment, ultimately completing the case under minimal sedation.