A 50-year-old man has had his teeth extracted after waiting more than 10 years for an NHS dentist appointment. National Health.

Shortly before she was taken out, he drank malt and then took ibuprofen to ease the pain. According to reports, David was receiving a disability living allowance after being hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis, but there are times when he struggles to make ends meet.

In such a dire financial situation, he is left with very limited options to obtain proper dental care, and the drastic procedure of extracting his teeth came after a failed attempt to find an NHS dentist, according to a report on the website. Mirror.

Although it is a highly recommended practice by the NHS, David said getting help from a private dentist is not financially viable for him.

And now, the 50-year-old now has a number of empty cavities in his toothless smile.

He said, “I’ve been extracting my teeth.. I can’t get a dentist from the health service for 10 or 15 years.. I tried referrals from doctors and there is nowhere to take me.”

“Wait until the tooth separates and then I loosen it and take it out myself… I’ve used pliers in the past, like big pliers, but most of the time I only use my fingers. I have a few types of barley and fill myself with ibuprofen and take it out. The next morning I find a little blood.” .

When talking about the issue, a spokesperson said NHS People with dental problems should contact their local dentist.

The spokesman added that reforms had been introduced that would allow health service practices to receive more patients.