Alison Divers says she was never scared of the dentist as a child.

But as an adult she endured a trip that would leave her fearful of ever seeking professional help again.

At age 25, when her front two teeth cracked, she thought nothing of taking herself for treatment.

As she was working as an Army Private, she was sent to a dentist where she was stationed in Germany.

He said he needed to put her under general anaesthetic to perform root canal treatment - and she agreed.

But upon waking, she was horrified to find he had removed all her teeth, leaving her with bare gums.

Not only that, her teeth were left hanging in a bag above her head.

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Alison Divers was an Army Private and posted in Germany at age 25. She went to see a local dentist when her two front teeth cracked. But when she woke up from the general anaesthetic he had removed all her teeth

After years of wearing dentures and refusing to smile, Ms Divers had dental implants fitted, which she says have 'changed her life'

While it isn't clear why the dentist removed all her teeth, his actions had devastating consequences on her life.

'I bit into an apple and my front two teeth cracked, so I went to the dentist. The army have their own dentist,' Ms Divers said on Channel 5's Botched Bodies programme.

'He said "I have to refer you to a dentist outside the army".

'I was never scared of the dentist but when I went there the thing that scared me was the language barrier, he was only able to understand a little bit.'

When she was younger she says she remembers local anaesthetic did not have much affect on her.

She said: 'The only thing I remember about going to the dentist was the injections they give you.

'They had to give it to me about five times, it would never go numb. I told him that and he thought it was better for me to go unconscious.

'I thought that was fine- better for me as I didn't have to go through it all.'

However, when she woke up from the operation she said it was like being in a 'horror picture.'

'He had actually put all my teeth in a plastic bag above my head and I went mad,' she said.

'I was so angry, I couldn’t focus properly. I was numb and tried to ask him why he’d taken all my teeth out,' she told The Sun.

'But he kept saying, "I don’t understand, I don’t understand" and then he walked away.

'I spent the whole of the night crying. I couldn’t go out of the house. I think I must have cried for about a month.

It is unclear why the dentist removed Ms Diver's teeth. 'They weren't rotten or anything, he'd actually forced them out. They had to cut my gums to get some of them out,' she said

Ms Diver, pictured appearing on Channel 5's Botched Bodies programme, was given an ill-fitting denture

'Until then, I was confident, bright and an outgoing, bubbly person but that day my confidence went completely out of the window.”

She still doesn't know why the dentist removed all her teeth.

'They weren't rotten or anything, he'd actually forced them out. They had to cut my gums to get some of them out,' she said.

'I couldn't take it all in, I was mortified. I was so young, I was only 25 and he'd taken everything.'

She returned to the army dentist for advice, but was simply given an ill-fitting pair of dentures.

'They're horrible, I hate them. They're not teeth, they're plastic. I had a big bit of plastic stuck in my mouth,' she said.

For years, the dentures rubbed against her palette, causing her pain.

It was like being in a horror picture. He had actually put all my teeth in a plastic bag above my head and I went mad Alison Divers

And the psychological consequences were even more devastating.

Mark West, Alison's fiancé says her embarrassment over her lack of teeth prevents her from carrying out some activities.

He said: 'She won't do something, she might not do something, because of people looking at her or thinking 'Are they looking at me?'

'I've had to live with it for the rest of my life because of his negligence,' Ms Divers adds.

'Never ever since that day have I had pictures. I haven't got a lot of pictures of my children because I'm so paranoid about [my teeth].'

As part of the programme, Ms Divers is sent to a Harley Street clinic to see if her situation can be improved.

Anthony Zybutz, a cosmetic dental surgeon, assess her and notes the dentures are rubbing against the roof of her mouth, leaving painful red dots.

After a CT scan, he discovers there is just about enough bone to put in implants.

'It's paper thin. It's anything but straightforward,' he says.

Along with his brother, Michael Zybutz, a periodontist, they carry out a procedure in which they drill

He decides to perform a procedure in which his brother, Michael Zybutz, a periodontist, will they drill high into her oral cavity.

They attach implants to her jaw bone, and the bones of her nose for extra strength.

Dr Anthony Zybutz, a cosmetic dentist in London, was part of an eight-hour operation to fit Ms Diver with dental implants

'Having this done has changed my confidence. I used to always look down when I was walking around but now my head's high and smiling and joking,' Ms Diver said

But halfway through the procedure, Ms Divers becomes immune to the anaesthetic and becomes restless.

As the procedure begins to hurt, she clamps her mouth shut.

Dr Zybutz has to shout 'open your mouth Alison,' in order to finish inserting the implants.

But once they are in, impressions of her mouth are taken and new teeth arrive and are fitted after two hours.

Ms Divers bursts into tears as she is shown her new smile in the mirror for the first time, embracing her fiancé into a hug.

She says the eight hour operation has changed her life.

She said: 'I don't have to cover my mouth now when I'm talking to anybody. I can walk down the road and be smiling and enjoying it and not have to worry about them.

'Having this done has changed my confidence. I used to always look down when I was walking around but now my head's high and smiling and joking.