A DAD received a £17,000 settlement after a dentist’s needle snapped off in his jaw - leaving his looking like "the Elephant Man" and with permanent nerve damage. Joe Woollen, 41, a HGV driver ...

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A father already “terrified of needles” has received a £17,000 settlement after a dentist’s local anaesthetic needle snapped off at the back of his mouth and left him with permanent nerve ...

A father-of-six who is 'terrified of needles' has been left looking like the 'Elephant Man' after a dentist’s needle snapped off in the back of his mouth during a procedure, causing permanent ...

A man in England who was left with permanent nerve damage after a dental needle broke in his mouth while he was getting anesthesia was awarded a settlement of 17,000 pounds ($21,279 U.S.), according ...

A woman whose husband had to go to A&E with a blocked airway due to an abscess in a tooth said getting access to an NHS dentist was like trying to find a "needle in a haystack". Kerry and David ...

A father already “terrified of needles” has received a £17,000 settlement after a dentist’s local anaesthetic needle snapped off at the back of his mouth and left him with permanent nerve damage. Joe ...