A dad in excruciating pain resorted to yanking out his own tooth using weights and vodka after failing to get an NHS dentist. James Stewart, 65, said he was left suffering in agony with no quick access to treatment – forcing him to take drastic action at home. James, from Glasgow, who works two jobs, claims he simply couldn’t afford to go private and feared waiting weeks for NHS care. He tied a weight to the tooth and pulled it out himself. He said: “I was experiencing an excruciating toothache,