As the “throbbing, stabbing” pain and swelling persisted, Katelyn’s mother took her to the A&E department at Airedale General Hospital. After being put in touch with specialist dental negligence solicitors, the Dental Law Partnership, Katelyn’s case was settled in January 2025, when she was paid £26,000 in an out-of-court settlement. “After they had done that, a few weeks later, I started to get severe pain and the whole side of my face had swollen up,” she explained. Describing the pain, Katelyn said: “I couldn’t lift my head up, I couldn’t get up. The Dental Law Partnership took on Katelyn’s case in 2021 and it was successfully settled in January 2025, when she was paid £26,000 in an out-of-court settlement.