A Marine veteran who broke his tooth while surfing has a reason to smile today after a Huntington Beach dentist stepped in to help.

Marine Corps veteran Brendan Gilmour had only surfed twice before taking part in the Waves of Valor event in Huntington Beach, where volunteer instructors teach veterans how to ride the waves for therapy and recreation.

Gilmour said he was just getting the hang of it when a wave sent his surfboard straight at his mouth.

"I instantly knew something was wrong," Gilmour said. "Went and put my finger in my mouth to check my tooth, and sure enough, half of it was gone."

Gilmour said he was bummed when he realized his front tooth was broken. However, he got some good news after a nurse on the beach checked him out and his surf instructor Louis Rice called a frie

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