Beryl Gardiner, who is 76, went to see her dentist because she was having some pain in one of her molars.Her old dentist had retired, and Antony had taken over the practice.Looking over Beryl's teeth Antony told Beryl that she would need her teeth 'built up'.Beryl didn't know what this meant, but she thought that Antony must know what he was talking about.Antony then proceeded for about one to one and a half hours that day to build up and around the tops of all four lower canines. This left the canine teeth too high, something that Beryl was never warned of.Beryl went to another dentist, complaining of aching teeth.The new dentist said that there was no real reason to 'build up' the lower teeth.

Does Antony's actions constitute battery in tort law? advise Beryl Antony's potential liability for battery.