A man who hadn’t been to the dentist for 27 years had to have his jaw removed - after his dentist spotted a tumour the size of a fist in his jaw.
Darren Wilkinson, 51, a support worker, was diagnosed with anemoblastoma after a dental appointment showed a ‘big shadow’ in the middle of his skull.
Darren who lives with his wife Mel, 53, in Sheffield had to have 90% of his jaw removed and is left unable to talk, eat or drink.
Mel, a former teacher said: “I have been trying for years to get him registered at the dentist and eventually was able to book him an appointment. “He was so afraid of going to the dentist that he hadn't gone for 27 years. “He really doesn’t like dentists but as he went along he came back white as a sheet. “He had an X-ray
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