article_snippet.sent: Which is why you have a situation where people in the north-east have gaps in people in the north-east teeth and are resorting to DIY dentistry.'
article_snippet.sent: British Dental Health Foundation also warned about 'senseless' examples of people pulling out the wrong tooth and ending up with infections after resorting to using doorknobs and string to yank out painful and infected teeth.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, said: 'DIY dentistry is both dangerous and unnecessary.
article_snippet.sent: There are too many senseless examples of people either pulling out the wrong tooth or ending up with an infection. '
article_snippet.sent: It is all too easy to make the problem worse, which could result in more invasive and expensive treatment.'