People are pulling their own teeth out due to lack of urgent NHS dental care

People in urgent need of dental care are resorting to pulling their own teeth out, the patient watchdog has found. Those who experience a broken tooth, abscess or severe tooth pain should be able to ...
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Pulling his own tooth with a pair of pliers started Chester Moody’s career

Imagine having such a terrible toothache and no access to a dentist that you take a pair of pliers and pull your own tooth. Meet Chester Moody. It’s 1958 in the Jim Crow South: Lorman, Mississippi, to ...
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'I pulled my tooth out with a pipe wrench because I couldn't get an NHS appointment'

A man pulled out his own tooth using a PIPE WRENCH after struggling to get an NHS dentist appointment for "unbearable" toothache. Kaspars Grenenbergs, 44, suddenly began experiencing extreme tooth ...

People are pulling their own teeth out due to lack of NHS dental care

People are pulling their own teeth out due to lack of urgent NHS dental care - In September 2025, 10 per cent fewer adults had seen an NHS dentist in the past 24 months compared to 2019 ...