A mum claims putting off going to the dentist left her 'half a zombie' after an abscess on her gum turned into a flesh-eating disease.
Meg Urquhart admits she 'avoided' going to the dentist and cancelled her appointment last spring when the pain started to feeling better, even though she really knew she needed root canal surgery.
The 49-year-old was eventually forced to go to hospital in October when she developed a painful abscess on her gum.
