Florida never fails to deliver a headline that makes you stop mid-scroll, and this one is enough to make your jaw drop and ache. In Pinellas Park, authorities say a woman posing as a dental professional used crazy glue to attach veneers to patients’ teeth. What was supposed to be an affordable shortcut to the perfect smile instead turned into a dental nightmare filled with pain, infections, and bills in the thousands.
The woman behind the scandal, Emely Martinez, wasn’t a dentist at all, though she sure knew how to market herself online. Florida investigators revealed that Martinez billed herself on social media as a veneer expert and invited clients to the Tapp Inn Beauty Bar, promising bargain-priced, full-mouth smile makeovers. For patients desperate for that Hollywood grin, the deal sounded irresistible: $3,000 for 24 veneers. Compare that with licensed dentists who typically charge $900 to $1,500 per tooth, and you can see why so many people took the bait.
But as the saying goes, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Instead of dental-grade materials, Martinez reportedly used plain old crazy glue, the kind you’d find at a hardware store, to attach veneers. Unsurprisingly, this left victims in excruciating pain, facing infections, broken teeth, and long-term damage.
Florida Woman Performs Illegal Dental Work Using Crazy Glue
The fallout has been brutal. Patients who thought they were saving money have now been forced to pay even more to undo the damage, shelling out thousands to actual licensed professionals for emergency repairs. For some, the emotional toll has been just as heavy as the financial one. After all, trusting someone with your smile is no small thing…