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A MUM says she was left permanently disfigured after a "disastrous" routine dentist appointment. Claire Shorrock's entire face ballooned following seemingly straightforward root canal treatment and she was rushed to hospital in "significant distress". 4 Claire Shorrock was left with a 'deformed face' after root canal treatment Credit: Supplied 4 The 38-year-old before the 'distressing and disastrous' procedure Credit: Supplied It transpired the dentist forgot to put a preventative guard in the 55-year-old's mouth before starting the procedure.

This meant sodium hypochlorite, a sort of bleach, filled her mouth and went straight into her tissue. Claire, a mum and teaching assistant from Fulwood, Lancashire, suffered "extreme pain and swelling" as a result. She was kept in hospital overnight then reduced to wearing a Covid mask at home because her kids were terrified of her deformed face.



The swelling eventually reduced and her infection cleared, but Claire says her lip has been permanently altered. She has also lost several teeth and has been told she may lose several more in the future. Claire said: "I still have nightmares about my hospital experience and feel extremely nervous about attending the dentist now.

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