Thornwick's Sandbox

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: Due to the apparently random nature of the entity's manifestation, full containment has been deemed impossible. Dental practitioners and clients found to have been affected by SCP-XXXX are to be given class-A or -B amnestics as necessary. Any subjects too heavily affected by SCP-XXXX to function publicly without risking a breach of secrecy should be designated as instances of SCP-XXXX-1 before being taken into Foundation custody and supplied with a standard humanoid containment cell. Cover stories regarding genetic anomalies in the case of subjects and of deaths in the case of SCP-XXXX-1 instances are to be disseminated to the relatives and acquaintances of both, as appropriate.

Description: SCP-XXXX is an anomaly that primarily affects pediatric dental practitioners. Manifestation in adult dentists is significantly less common, comprising 7 of 67 reported SCP-XXXX instances. The process of SCP-XXXX manifestation is referred to as a Dentata event, and in every known case proceeds as such:

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• SCP-XXXX takes control of the voluntary motor functions of the affected dentist, gaining access to the individual's memories in the process. This process occurs instantly, and without any known vector.
• SCP-XXXX will request that the subject undergo a dental x-ray.
• SCP-XXXX proceeds to perform the x-ray without any deviation from the standard procedure.
• SCP-XXXX will then continue the dental examination and routine cleaning, commenting in an innocuous manner on the subject's oral hygiene before stating that it has discovered a cavity. In all reported cases, SCP-XXXX has been correct in its identification of tooth decay.
• SCP-XXXX then proceeds to remove the subject to a second room in the office, citing the need to repair the damage immediately if questioned. If the subject does not comply, SCP-XXXX will move them by force, displaying abnormal levels of physical strength. If a second room does not exist, one will be created. Entrance into the chosen room is impossible until after SCP-XXXX has finished.
• After placing the subject in a dental chair, SCP-XXXX will immobilize them by way of physical restraints, and proceed to perform oral surgery without the use of anesthetics.
• SCP-XXXX modifies the subject's anatomy through the use of standard dental tools and [DATA EXPUNGED]. All alterations relate to dentition or other structures found within the human mouth, though they may extend beyond the maxillofacial region. In all reported cases, SCP-XXXX successfully repairs the tooth decay. This process may take up to two hours to complete.
• Following surgery, SCP-XXXX will release the subject and de-manifest, allowing its host to regain motor control. The host will typically display signs of significant distress and confusion at this point.

Dentists affected by SCP-XXXX report full awareness of their actions during the manifestation, which indicates that SCP-XXXX is an independent entity as opposed to a compulsion or a cognitohazard. The anatomical modifications made by SCP-XXXX are almost always described as uncomfortable or painful by the subjects, and have only been successfully reversed in eleven cases. All subjects have experienced severe odontophobia following their encounter with SCP-XXXX, which persists even after amnesticization.

Currently, five SCP-XXXX-1 instances are in the custody of the Foundation.