Over two million people are struggling to find an NHS dental appointment, raising the alarm that some individuals may turn to drastic and archaic solutions for their dental issues.

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Despite promises from the government to introduce 700,000 extra dental appointments, dentistry leaders warn that this will only serve a third of those in urgent need.

The British Dental Association (BDA) has released a report detailing alarming instances where people have resorted to pulling out their own teeth, as well as patients needing emergency surgery following untreated dental infections.

In a letter sent to local healthcare chiefs, NHS........

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