A gentle reminder for anyone who hasn't been to the dentist lately...
We’ve all been guilty of putting off a dentist visit but what happened to one UK man who skipped appointments for 27 years will have you booking in ASAP.
Mr Wilkinson who lives with his wife Mel in Sheffield, northern England, had to have 90 per cent of his jaw removed and is left unable to talk, eat or drink.He hadn’t been for 27 years until last year. Picture: CatersHe had put off going to the dentist for years due to fear, only to leave his first appointment in decades last year “white as a sheet”, Mrs Wilkinson said.
“He would wake up in the morning with blood on his pillow and have a really bad breath from time to time.His wife Mel Wilkinson said the tumour had been like a ‘time bomb’. Picture: Caters.Source:Caters News Agency “Getting the diagnosis was absolutely horrific. It’s so rare, we were told the odds of him getting it is one in five million.”The tumour is extremely aggressive and rare. Picture: Caters.An operation to remove 90 per cent of his lower jaw and insert titanium plates was initially scheduled for March 20, but didn’t take place until April because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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