PATIENT WINS £6,500 PAYOUT AFTER FRONT TOOTH REMOVED BY DENTIST IN ‘UNNECESSARY’ OP

Warehouse worker was ‘heartbroken’ when he looked at the gap in mirror

A WAREHOUSE worker left in ‘agonising pain’ after a dentist ‘unnecessarily’ removed one of his teeth has received a £6,500 payout.

Marvin Davies says he has also been left feeling self-conscious after initially having a gap in his teeth and now struggles to eat with his denture.

It followed surgery to remove an upper incisor at Campbell Dental Practice, in Campbell Road, Stoke, in 2019.

But experts commissioned by negligence solicitors Dental Law Partnership (DLP) say the extraction was ‘unnecessary’.

Now Mr Davies, below, of Stoke, has secured an out-ofcourt settlement. The dentist has not admitted liability.

The 40-year-old said: “I thought I was just going for a routine check-up and did not prepare myself for anything out of the ordinary.

“I was horrified when I was told I would have to have one of my incisor teeth removed, especially as I didn’t have any pain in the first place.

“But I trusted the dentist and believed I had no other option but to go ahead with having the surgery.

“The surgery was extremely traumatic but I kept telling myself that it was for the best.

“Little did I know that this would be only the beginning of my problems.” Mr Davies added: “I was heartbroken when I looked in the mirror after having the surgery.

“The lateral incisor tooth extracted is right at the front, so I became extremely aware and self-conscious that everyone could see the gap in my teeth.

“I had a denture placed where the tooth had been, but now I struggle to eat out with friends and family in fear of the denture falling out.

“I never imagined a simple trip to the dentist would still be affecting me.

“I was distraught when I found out that other options were available and that my tooth did not require removal.

“I will be really cautious when going to the dentist in the future.”

Mr Davies called in DLP in 2020.

The firm says analysis of his dental records revealed no evidence that the tooth required removal in the first place.

Mr Davies now needs a dental implant where the tooth was extracted along with a crown.

DLP representative Olivia Mounsey said: “The distress and pain that our client has experienced was completely unnecessary. If the dentist had carried out adequate treatment in the first place, his problems could have been avoided.”

The Sentinel has contacted the practice for a statement but they declined to comment.