Mum, 30, 'humiliated' at getting dentures so young after ladder fall now wants to normalise fake teeth

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A mum-of-one has opened up about what it's like to have artificial teeth at the age of 30. Jess Sutcliffe wants to normalise dentures in young adults, and using social media to try and do so.

The 30-year-old, who works as a senior medical secretary in Harlow, Essex, is mum to five-year-old son Aidan. She talks about life with dentures on TikTok (@xjess91x) and hopes it will help other young people struggling with confidence issues due to their teeth.

During her early teens, Jess's two front teeth began to wear away due to her drinking too many fizzy drinks. However, in May 2016, due to a freak accident, the situation escalated dramatically.

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Jess said: "I had a ladder fall and the step of the ladder hit me in the mouth and fractured my top two front teeth. The hospital had to push my teeth back in without anaesthetic and I was told I had to stop my contraceptive pill for some antibiotics to work. I visited my own dentist the following day and was given a treatment plan of scans and root canals to see if my teeth could be saved."

Just two months later, Jess fell pregnant, which meant she had to temporarily stop the treatment for her teeth. Unfortunately, towards the end of 2017, once she went back to the dentist to fix them she was told they could no longer hold a bridge.

The mum was informed her teeth would need to be removed and replaced with dentures. To make matters worse, the procedure was not covered by the NHS.

She said: "I was distraught, I always thought dentures were for the older generation. I was fearful, anxious and just in shock that I was losing my teeth at such a young age."

Paying for the procedure out of