A rescued sea turtle whose shell was repaired using denture glue is recovering well. Florida dentist Fred Troxel treated the 40-pound green sea turtle on Sept. 11, using over-the-counter denture ...

MARATHON, Fla.—A dentist used denture repair adhesive to help mend an endangered green sea turtle’s fractured shell in the Florida Keys. On Thursday, Fred Troxel examined Elena, a 40-po… ...

A dentist used denture repair adhesive to help mend an endangered green sea turtle's fractured shell in the Florida Keys.

MARATHON, Fla. – A dentist used denture repair adhesive to help mend an endangered green sea turtle’s fractured shell in the Florida Keys. On Thursday, Fred Troxel examined Elena, a 40-pound ...

MARATHON, Fla. – A dentist used denture repair adhesive to help mend an endangered green sea turtle’s fractured shell. Fred Troxel used the acrylic resin to bond two metal orthopedic plates ...

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) - A dentist used denture repair adhesive to help mend an endangered green sea turtle's fractured shell in the Florida Keys.

A dentist used denture repair adhesive to help mend an endangered green sea turtle's fractured shell in the Florida Keys.

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, Troxel utilized a denture repair adhesive to bond two metal orthopedic plates across a 10-inch split on the turtle s carapace. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman) ...