Man loses memory after receiving local anaesthetic at the dentist

A University of Leicester clinical psychologist has described treating an individual with a style of memory loss as 'like nothing we have ever seen before'.

The patient in question went to the dentist for a routine root canal procedure a decade ago and received an injection.

Since then, he has not been able to remember anything for longer than 90 minutes. Despite this, he can remember everything in his life that happened prior to this dental treatment.

He was a fit 38-year-old man whose memory loss seems to have been prompted after local anaesthetic was injected.

Now, when he awakes each day, he believes it is the same day he went to the dentist.

To date, there is no evidence that the treatment can be blamed for his condition.

Dr Burgess is now appealing for people who know of someone who may suffer from similar symptoms of memory loss to contact him to aid the development of his studies.