The key facts
- A surfboard strike damaged two front teeth and cut the lip of Muscovite Vasily
- Local clinics refused the restoration due to the complexity of the case; treatment was estimated at a minimum of 100,000 rubles
- For now, he has ordered temporary crowns and is considering a trip to Vietnam
Injury while surfing
23-year-old Muscovite Vasily is looking for a way to restore his front teeth after an injury sustained in Sri Lanka. According to him, at the end of October, while surfing, a board struck him in the jaw: two front teeth were damaged, and the impact also cut his lip. The case is reported by SHOT, citing the traveler himself; Life.ru published a piece about him.
Help on the spot was limited to stitches
Local doctors stitched the cut lip, but the dental problem could not be solved. The situation is complicated by the fact that the damaged teeth had previously been restored using posts. Vasily says he contacted several specialized clinics on the island, but all of them refused to take on the work because of its complexity. A specialist recommended to him locally assessed the chances of saving the teeth as '50-50,' and put the cost of treatment at a minimum of 100,000 rubles, which the young man does not have.
What's next
For now, the tourist has ordered temporary crowns and is considering a trip to Vietnam, hoping to get help faster and cheaper. It is worth noting that the story is told from the words of the victim himself and has no other confirmation so far. Separately, Life.ru recalls its recent publication: Russian patients complained that dental trips to China result in additional expenses — the cost of treatment on the spot keeps rising, and after returning home they have to fix the results, including chips and cracks in the treated teeth. How the Muscovite's search for help will end remains unknown.
