I was struggling massively with my mental health because of what had happened. I was severely depressed and prior to this nightmare I already suffere… - Jade Simmons

“I shared another video on TikTok showing my new smile and experience in Turkey and that blew up very quickly. I’ve had so much support from people but also thousands of messages and comments saying that I’ll regret going to Turkey and that they’ll be falling out again soon, with a lot of people being very negative about it.

“It’s honestly changed my life. The clinic must think I’m not grateful because even now, a few weeks after the treatment I’m still having to train myself to smile again and remind myself that I no longer have horrendous teeth. I speak to people now and feel more confident, but it’s a slow process.

I was too embarrassed to leave the house, I even started to avoid my own family because I was scared they would judge me for how bad they’d got.”