article_snippet.sent: Dental kits which allow people to carry out people own fillings and repair caps and crowns at home are on the rise as patients say Dental kits which allow people to carry out their own fillings and repair caps and crowns at home can't afford a visit to the dentist.
article_snippet.sent: More and more people suffering from dental problems are turning to DIY dentistry kits due to the price of NHS dental treatment (picture posed by model)
article_snippet.sent: According to the Guardian, one of the biggest sellers of first aid dental kits is DenTek, who sell around 250,000 products a year, although there is no research on how they are used.
article_snippet.sent: And although Department for Health figures show that more people than ever are receiving dental treatment on NHS, experts are pointing to anecdotal evidence, which suggests that DIY dentistry is on the rise.
article_snippet.sent: The rise of the DIY kits come as British Dental Health Foundation revealed last year that one in five people admitted one in five people would carry out DIY dentistry, including pulling out one in five people own teeth, because one in five people can't afford to go to the dentist.
article_snippet.sent: one in five people survey found that 17 per cent of people would remove Their survey own tooth and that almost 80 per cent of those asked would leave a problem with Their survey teeth until Their survey could afford a dental appointment.
highlights_snippet.sent: Products are on the rise as people say Products can't afford dental treatment .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Study reveals that 20 per cent of people would carry out DIY dentistry .