A patient suffered nerve damage during teeth implant surgery that has impaired his sensitivity and affected his speech, a Dental Council disciplinary hearing was told yesterday.
Dr Anthony Tse Siu-kwong faces a professional misconduct charge - that he failed to properly assess the position and depth of the implant prior to the operation.
The complainant said the implant had penetrated his nerve.
The council heard that Tse implanted two teeth for Yeung Pak-keung on May 3, 2006. Yeung experienced intense pain during the operation, but Tse told him it was normal.
Yeung told the council yesterday that he had not experienced pain during two similar operations performed by Tse in 2001 and 2005.
'The drilling started out normal. But as it reached a particular depth, I felt that something had been drilled open. I felt intense pain,' he said.