I’m not sure that Alvin and the Chipmunks’ seminal 1961 ditty, All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, will feature on the Christmas playlist of Glaswegian mother of three, Angela McGill, this year.

She was tucking into a mince pie bought from Aldi when she came upon a hard bit. Thinking that it was a piece of pastry she swallowed, only to realise, to her horror, that the lump was a plate to which two of her Dentures were attached. By this time, it was half-way down her throat and so she went to her local hospital.

 After an x-ray La McGill was informed that any surgical procedure to extract the dentures would cause more harm than good. She was told to let nature take its course and allow the dentures to pass through her system and flush them down the toilet.

She is now awaiting a new set, which, she hopes, she will have by Christmas.

Let’s hope so!