Tomkins v Bexley Health Authority
(1993) 4 Med LR 235
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
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Hospital — Negligence — Orthodontist — Extraction of wisdom tooth — Lingual split technique — Lingual nerve damage — Permanent pain and numbness in tongue — Whether orthodontist negligent when burr of drill penetrated lingual plate of mandible and came into contact with and severed lingual nerve