A TEENAGER has been awarded £10,000 after a dentist allegedly left him unable to eat ice cream. Toby Parker claims his "really painful" tooth extraction aged 15 could have been avoided if decay had been spotted earlier. 1 Toby Parker won a £10,000 payout after his dentist 'repeatedly missed his tooth decay' Credit: MEN Media The lad, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, had been visiting the same dentist for more than a decade.
He alleges that while he had had strong fluoride paste applied to several of his teeth, no decay was ever identified or treated. The true condition of his oral health, he alleges, was only discovered after his mum took him to a different dental hospital in 2021, seeking a second opinion over whether he needed braces. It was confirmed that he didn't, but staff discovered a range of problems that they said should have been previously treated.
"The hospital diagnosed decay in a few of my teeth, which was luckily caught before it got worse," Toby, now 18, said. "I also have hypomineralisation where the enamel on my teeth is soft and more prone to decay than normal. "They advised on a suitable treatment plan to have one of my teeth extracted, as well as fillings on three others.
" This was "really painful", and left Toby and his parents incredibly frustrated as they felt it could have been prevented. Most read in Health 'LIKE A BOMB' Witnesses relive horror as Majorca bar collapsed days after rooftop revamp GLOVE ARRIVAL Robby McCrorie 'a target for Rangers.
