Hospitals in China are reportedly advertising offers for ‘teeth tattoos’ which has taken social media by storm, where young people can get dental caps engraved and fitted onto their teeth
A shocking fashion trend which sees people getting “tattoos” of motivational phrases on their teeth has been branded “disgusting” after taking over social media. “Tooth tattoos” are all the range among young people in China.
The phenomenon sees designs etched onto dental caps which are then fitted onto a person’s teeth. It is being fuelled by dental institutions in the country, who are reportedly offering the engraving service for free as an add-on to attract customers for dental crowns.
An advert for a large-scale private hospital in Guangdong province, southern China, reads: “Our 3D-printed tooth crowns are made of aerospace materials. They cannot only repair your problematic tooth, but also carry engraved words or patterns. They are uniquely customised for you.”
According to the South China Morning Post, one staff member said: “Many customers flock to our institutions to have things they like engraved. This technology is quite mature now.”
Reports suggest the procedure costs around 2000 yuan, which comes to just around £200. Young people are engraving words like “get rich” and “ensure success” on their dental caps However, experts have warned against the viral trend.
One dentist said: “The crown will be damaged more or less. Its strength will be impaired. I do not recommend patients to adopt the inscription on their crown.”
A woman shared a video of her having temporary tattoos, including a heart, a circle and a star, all in vibrant colours, on her three front teeth. She told her followers that “it is cute, right?” Online reactions have been mixed, with one social media user calling it “disgusting”.
It comes as Britain has become a nation of DIY dentists as NHS tooth care has “ceased to exist”. Millions of adults and children across the UK are finding it impossible to get an appointment.
The crisis is now so bad experts have branded swathes of Britain “dental desserts”. In the worst areas fewer than one in five adults can find routine care. The majority of high-street dentists have shut to new NHS patients, a new health audit has revealed.
It has led to a huge spike in people doing potentially deadly DIY dentistry work on themselves – including yanking out infected teeth with pliers.
Dentists are also warning of an “antibiotic apocalypse” – as unseen toothache sufferers end up in A&E units, where the drugs are prescribed unnecessarily as a “cure-all” for “desperate patients” in agony.
Analysis of NHS data from 295 local authorities reveals there is virtually no access to health service dentists in parts of the Cotswolds, Norfolk and Lincolnshire.
The NHS recommends adults have a check-up once every two years, and children should see a dentist once a year. But in England a mere 40% of adults have seen an NHS dentist in the past two years – with only 56% of kids doing so last year.
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