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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A 26-year-old man in Kwania District is \u2018\u2018in deep pain and already in need of financial support to go for surgery following a complication caused by tooth extraction.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Mr Patrick Opio, a resident of Agengi \u201cB\u201d Village, Acwao Parish in Nambieso Sub-county, was operated in 2019 after suffering from a severe tooth decay.<\/p>\n

However, the traditional dentist apparently did not do a good job. After one of his canine teeth was removed using rudimentary tools, the wound did not heal and it has now developed into a cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI experienced a toothache which lasted five days -then- I went to someone who extracts teeth in our area but after the procedure, the wound did not cure to date,\u201d Mr Opio says.<\/p>\n

This has turned the life of the father of four upside down with a swollen cheek amidst unbearable pain.<\/p>\n

Diagnosis conducted by Makerere University Department of Pathology shows that the gum has developed non-ossifying fibroma, a form of a simple cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have sold all my assets including land to seek medication, leaving my family in serious poverty since I am now unable to engage in any productive work,\u201d Mr Opio told Daily Monitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I went to Mulago Cancer Institute in 2020, they recommended surgery but when I returned home to look for money, I failed to get it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Jacob Aryong Ogwal, a close relative, says Mr Opio\u2019s family is unable to raise any funds to meet his medical bill, appealing for support from well-wishers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI visited him one day after receiving information that he had been sick. Then I found him in a very bad state. There is no food and even he has sold all his few possessions to receive treatment. He needs to be assisted so that he can go for a surgery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Mike Okello, a dentist at Ocer Dental Clinic, Aduku Town Council in Kwania District, advised people to take teeth as a very important body part.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should always seek dental care services from a qualified dentist. There are some traditional dentists in villages who are extracting teeth using rudimentary tools and the hygiene of their work premises is very poor. This puts our life at a high risk,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

You can extend financial support to Mr Opio through a mobile money number 0771622715 registered in the name of Jacob Aryong.<\/p>\n

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