Woman's cracked tooth led to sepsis and left her looking like Family Guy's Quagmire

A woman nearly died after a cracked tooth left her fighting sepsis.

Courtney Bailey, 19, accidentally cracked her tooth after biting down on her tongue piercing while playing with her dog.

It caused an abscess, which made her vomit - spreading the infection from her gum to her throat.

Overnight, her face became "five times the size" and she was struggling to breathe.

Courtney went to hospital but was told to go to the dentist instead and was given antibiotics.

An allergic reaction to the tablets made her throat swell up more and hindered her breathing.

She rushed to hospital and was told she had sepsis and had to have an operation to remove the infection throat.

If she had come to hospital and hour and a half later she could have lost her life, she claims medics warned.