Man gets 27 rotten teeth removed after fizzy drink addiction

A Meath man can smile with confidence again after having 27 of his decayed teeth - which had rotted because of an addiction to fizzy drinks - surgically removed by a concerned dentist last week, writes Louise Walsh.

A Meath man can smile with confidence again after having 27 of his decayed teeth - which had rotted because of an addiction to fizzy drinks - surgically removed by a concerned dentist last week, writes Louise Walsh.

Michael Sheridan (32) from Ashbourne has been in constant pain for much of the last decade and has lived on a diet of yoghurt, Weetabix and soup, as even biting into a sandwich left him in excruciating pain.