Dental charlatanism in India: a rare case report

Dental diseases are the most prevalent diseases in human being. However, the dentist to population ratio is ill-assorted in India especially in the rural area. Paucity of dental clinics in rural areas and high cost of any dental treatment has lead to increase in the number of charlatan i.e. “quack” who provide immediate services to the patient which are unhygienic, non-scientific and done in an unconventional manner under the guise of being their benefactor. Here we are presenting a case in which teeth were extracted and the extraction socket was filled with plaster of Paris by a quack, leading to severe pain, trismus and complete restriction of mouth opening.