Woman awarded €60k for tooth implant that went wrong

A school teacher who has been left with numbness in her mouth and jaw after a tooth implant went wrong has been awarded €60,000 by the High Court.

Noreen Hedigan, Mr Justice Kevin Cross said, has been left with permanent numbness of her right lower jaw, chin and some teeth after undergoing foundation work for an implant when a screw was inserted in her gum.