X-rays confirm pioneering dental surgery at Chester Zoo cured a sloth’s toothache. A rare two-toed sloth, called Rico, has ...

A sloth has had pioneering dental surgery to cure toothache. Rico is believed to be the first sloth to undergo such an ...

A rare two-toed sloth is recovering at a UK zoo after undergoing pioneering dental surgery to cure its toothache. The 25-year ...

A 25-year-old sloth at Chester Zoo has recovered from a pioneering dental operation performed by university dental experts, ...

Early last year, keepers at Chester Zoo first spotted that 25-year-old Rico, a two-toed sloth, had swellings on the side of ...

The university's dental experts were called to Chester Zoo after a CT scan revealed that Rico, a 25-year-old two-toed sloth, had two root abscesses. Dentists worked with the zoo's vets during a ...

Charlotte Bentley, Veterinary Resident at the zoo ... Brittany Williams, a Keeper on the Twilight Team at Chester Zoo, has patiently worked with him over several years to acclimatise him to ...

A sloth has undergone ‘groundbreaking’ endodontic dental treatment at one of the UK’s biggest zoos. Dental experts carried ...

Rico underwent three-hour dental surgery after zookeepers noticed he had developed a swelling on his face. | ITV News Granada ...

A recent health check has confirmed that pioneering surgery to cure a sloth’s toothache has been successful. Amazing images ...