Days after a 7 year old girl in New Delhi
complained of severe mouth pain, her parents took
her to the dentist to find out what was wrong -
what they found inside the girl's mouth,
astounded everyone, including the dentist.
The dentist found 202 teeth hidden inside the
little girl's gum. According to a report by New
Delhi Standard, X-rays showed the girl had
suffered from compound odontoma - a complex
tumour composed of normal dental tissues that
have grown in an irregular way.
"It was shocking to see such complex
situation in the minor's mouth. Normally
we see a few abnormal teeth-like
structures in such patients; 202 of them
inside the mouth of a seven-year-old is
shocking, and our prime task was to get
rid of it." said the doctor who performed
the two hour surgery to remove the extra
teeth.
The surgery was successful and the little girl has
been able to chew and is now leading a normal lif
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