'They wouldn't budge': Woman gets a scare when fake Halloween fangs stay glued to her teeth

An Alabama woman had to have emergency dental work done after the fake teeth she glued in as part of a Halloween costume got scary.Anna Tew told WKRG-TV she was wearing the fangs for a zombie costume she put together, and used the glue that came with the teeth she bought for $3.She tried for hours to get them out, and was in terrible pain.“They wouldn't budge,” Tew told WKRG. "I even took a pair of wire clippers and cut the tips off of those."An emergency dentist who was able to see her discussed the possibility of drilling and sawing them out. He couldn’t numb the area, and picked and pulled at the fangs until they came out.“I squealed like a baby and they got them out,” she said.The dentist said that sometimes gums can cause things like fake teeth to become adhered naturally. Tew told WKRG that it’s not a risk she’s willing to take again.

An Alabama woman had to have emergency dental work done after the fake teeth she glued in as part of a Halloween costume got scary.

Anna Tew told WKRG-TV she was wearing the fangs for a zombie costume she put together, and used the glue that came with the teeth she bought for $3.


She tried for hours to get them out, and was in terrible pain.

“They wouldn't budge,” Tew told WKRG. "I even took a pair of wire clippers and cut the tips off of those."

An emergency dentist who was able to see her discussed the possibility of drilling and sawing them out. He couldn’t numb the area, and picked and pulled at the fangs until they came out.

“I squealed like a baby and they got them out,” she said.

The dentist said that sometimes gums can cause things like fake teeth to become adhered naturally. Tew told WKRG that it’s not a risk she’s willing to take again.