Poorly brown bear’s trip to dentist a complete success
Misha, a brown bear having dental surgery. A bear in Armenia has had a lifesaving dental surgery by a British dental team after he was discovered with broken teeth and decaying gums. Misha, a brown bear, was rescued in 2023 by UK NGO International Animal Rescue (IAR) and its partners FPWC in Armenia. The bear was found wandering on the outskirts of an Armenian village and had likely escaped from captivity, experts say. A British medical team who assessed Misha found that his teeth were broken and decaying and his gums were infected and swollen from years spent gnawing on the bars of a cage. He was described by the vet as Âseverely malnourished. But a gruelling five-hour operation involving the extraction of seven teeth and root canal surgery on three was a complete success.
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The bear's broken teeth and decaying gums prevented it from eating properly.