‘Do-It-Yourself’ Dental Treatment: A Case Report

From Volume 29, Issue 8, October 2002 | Pages 396-397

Authors

S.J. Key

FDS RCPS, FRCS

Staff Grade in Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea.

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M.A. Kittur

BDS, MDS, FDS RCS

Senior House Officer in Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea.

Articles by M.A. Kittur

S.C. Hodder

FDS RCS, FRCS, Dip FM

Consultant in Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea.

Articles by S.C. Hodder

Abstract

The use of topical desensitizing agents and the placement of superficial restorations at cervical margins are part of a conventional treatment plan for hypersensitive teeth. This case report describes a dental-phobic patient who employed a rather peculiar ‘do-it-yourself’ approach to alleviate the problems of hypersensitivity, by covering her teeth with a mixture of candle wax and ‘household’ glue.

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