Although permanent teeth were meant to last a lifetime, there are a number of reasons why tooth extraction may be needed. A very common reason involves a tooth that is too badly damaged, from ...

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A woman had to pull her own rotten tooth out with a set of pliers despite calling more than 100 NHS and private dentists trying to get an appointment. Tobye Spencer, 57, from Poole in Dorset ...

A father was forced to pull out a loose tooth with a pair of pliers after failing to get an NHS dentist appointment. Chris Langston, from Oswestry in Shropshire, was left in agony after his ...

A DESPERATE mum-of-two was forced to yank her own teeth out THREE TIMES after failing to get a dentist appointment for two years. Brave Layla Waters, 52, contacted every NHS dentist within 70 ...

A woman had to pull her own rotten tooth out with a set of pliers despite calling more than 100 NHS and private dentists trying to get an appointment. Tobye Spencer, 57, from Poole in Dorset ...

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A dad has told how he pulled out his own tooth using a pipe wrench after struggling to get an NHS dentist appointment. Kaspars Grenenbergs, 44, said he had "unbearable" toothache and so readied ...