New figures have revealed that almost 60% of the UK's under-pressure dentists have been asked to fix issues caused by patients flying abroad for cheap overseas cosmetic treatment.
The horror statistic is believed to be fuelled by a new social media trend for "Turkey teeth", which are a full mouth of bright white 'veneers' - with videos having been viewed more than 100 million times. Users show the before, after and the inbetween stage where the full mouth is filed down to tiny stumps.
It also comes as 35,000 British and Irish citizens have flown overseas for treatment in the past year alone as the cash-strapped NHS dentists have struggled to meet the demand post-pandemic , The Mirror reports.
