Watch this brave dentist operate on a polar bear

By Ashley Pemberton via SWNS

A daring dentist has removed a three-inch broken tooth from a 1,322 lb polar bear with a sore head.

Leading animal dentist Dr. Peter Kertesz performed the hour-long tooth root filling on Sisu, which saved him from severe infection.

Dr. Kertesz also created a new canine for the three-year-old polar bear during the procedure at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, England, where he lives.

He said: "Sisu will now have a perfectly functioning tooth for the rest of his life."

Staff feared that the broken tooth could become infected, leading to an abscess if it was not removed.

A three-person dental team, including Dr. Kertesz, dental nurse Monika Mazurkiewicz, and a vet specialized in the use of anesthetics, operated on Sisu on Friday (October 22, 2021).

Dr. Kertesz added: “It was wonderful that the keepers have been so observant and attentive to the animals and noticed this.

"I was glad we operated swiftly because a broken tooth can lead to severe infection and be very painful."

“It was a standard procedure, where we cleaned out the infected root canal of the canine tooth, which was over three inches long, and filled it.

"We kept it an appropriate length. After the operation, Sisu was standing very quickly, but he was kept in his den to recover fully.”