Man pulls out 13 of his own teeth with pliers 'because he couldn't find an NHS dentist'

A former soldier pulled his own teeth out with a pair of pliers because he could not find a dentist to take on NHS patients.

Iraq War veteran Ian Boynton could not afford to go private for treatment so instead took the drastic action to remove 13 of his teeth that were giving him severe pain.

The 42-year-old, from Beverley, East Yorkshire, had not had his teeth looked at since seeing the army dentist in 2003. He had not been registered with a dentist of his own since 2001.
Ian Boynton

DIY: Ian Boynton pulled out 13 of his teeth with a pair of pliers because he couldn't afford a dentist

He said: 'I've tried to get in at 30 dentists over the last eight years but have never been able to find one to take on NHS patients.'

But when Mr Boynton started suffering from toothache in 2006 he decided to take drastic action.

He said: 'I started having pain in a front tooth, which protruded slightly more than the others. I was constantly fiddling with it and wiggling it because it hurt so much.

'In the end I knew it had to come out and had to use the pliers to pull it. Amazingly, it did not hurt as much as you might think.

'I think I'd been prising it that much in the meantime that I'd been killing the nerve.'

In the last two years Mr Boynton has pulled out 13 top teeth including molars, incisors and canines. He now only has two teeth left in the roof of his mouth.

THIS IS A GUY WE NEED FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY Put me under and I'm crying like a little school girl when you fill a cavity, no chance I would ever put pliers with in 2 feet of my mouth. Hasn't this guy ever heard of a tooth brush? Like I could stop brushing my teeth tomorrow for life and I would be willing to bet you all that I can live forever without having to pull 13 upper level teeth. Poor guy must be munching snack packs left and right.