Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Many of us will lose an adult tooth in our lifetimes, whether through disease or misadventure – a punch that landed, a skateboarding trick that didn’t, say. And if you join these ranks, which include ...

Most NHS dental practices in the UK are not accepting new adult patients under the health service, a survey shows. (Getty) Desperate Britons are turning to "DIY dentistry" to pull out their own teeth ...

A woman had to pull her own rotten tooth out with a set of pliers despite calling more than 100 NHS and private dentists trying to get an appointment. Tobye Spencer, 57, from Poole in Dorset, had a ...