A desperate man resorted to yanking two of his own teeth out after being unable to book a dentist appointment.
Chris Savage performed the self-dentistry in his bedroom because he could not register with a dentist or book an emergency appointment, saying it was the ‘most horrible thing I’ve ever done.’
The 42 year old said he had been in ‘agony’ for days, saying that just touching the tooth with his rusty pair of pliers set off waves of ‘agonising pain.’
The labourer admitted he had to get ‘very drunk’ by downing eight cans of Stella Artois to mask the pain before he pulled out the first tooth. He then waited another 24 hours to pull the second out – this time sober.

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Mr Savage, from Southsea in Portsmouth, said: “I ended up having to get very drunk the first time.
“Nobody wants to take part of their own face away with a set of pliers and no real painkillers.
“I put the pliers on my tooth and the second I did that it hurt.
“So I took them away, waited five minutes, built up again and then thought I’ve just got to do it.

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“It was a proper yank, a grip and pull – there’s no mucking about once you get to the point it’s started coming out.”
Mr Savage added that though there wasn’t much blood there was ‘enough to be scary’, and that it was ‘worth the risk of infection’.
The father of three didn’t register with an NHS dentist when he moved to Portsmouth from Alton, Hants, three years ago.

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He lost his two front teeth in a bicycle crash last year, and when he began to experience pain recently he called around 20 dental practices, none of whom were taking on new patients.
He then phoned 111, who directed him to a practice that had volunteered to do triage appointments during the pandemic to help the NHS, but was referred back to 111 when he contacted them.
“It was like a massive game of pass the parcel”, he said.
Mr Savage signed up to receive Universal Credit during lockdown, leaving him with £50 a week for food and bills, meaning he was reluctant to spend the £100 per tooth it would have cost him to have them removed privately.

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He said: “I could’ve waited a week – borrowed money, and had it done in hygienic conditions but there was no way I could’ve waited.
“Hygiene wasn’t going through my head, it was just ‘get this out’ – but the relief was worth it.
“The squelch noise as you pull
Posted: October 14, 2020 by [email protected]_84
Public health warns of COVID-19 exposure at Trenton dentist’s office
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is warning residents of the possibility of exposure to COVID-19 at a Trenton dentist’s office after a second person linked to the business has tested positive for COVID-19.
According to the health unit, two cases of the disease were linked to You Make Me Smile Dental Centre on Division Street last week. Despite these cases, the public health unit says there is low risk of exposure at the dentist’s office.
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As the second case has been identified, public health is asking anyone who visited the dental centre between Sept. 28 and Oct. 6 to self-monitor and to get tested if symptoms develop. If you do have symptoms and get tested, you must self-isolate for 14 days from the last visit to the dental centre, regardless of the results, the health unit said. You do not have to self-isolate unless you are showing symptoms.
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Public health said it will follow up with those considered to be at a higher risk of exposure.
“While HPEPH does not typically disclose the location of COVID-19 cases in order to protect individuals’ privacy, this information is disclosed when needed in order to meet public health objectives such as reducing the risk of further transmission,” the public health unit said in a press release Wednesday.
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The office closed voluntarily on Oct. 7 and will remain closed until Oct. 21.
There are currently six active cases of COVID-19 in the Hastings and Prince Edward regions, with 61 total cases since the pandemic began, of which 50 people have recovered and five have died.
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