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  • 2019-08-02 (xsd:date)
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  • Were 526 'Tooth Like Structures' Removed From a Child's Mouth? (en)
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  • In August 2019, many social media users encountered a news story about a young child in India who had 526 teeth removed from his mouth. While these reports came from reputable news outlets, such as NBC News, Time, and The Guardian, many readers were so shocked by the news that they had a hard time believing it was real. The story stemmed from an Aug. 1 news release from the Saveetha Dental College. The college explained that a 7-year-old boy was brought to a nearby hospital at the age of 3 after his parents noticed some swelling on his jaw. The swelling went undiagnosed, however, until he was brought to the Saveetha Dental College four years later: The 526 teeth removed from this boy's mouth weren't full-sized — some were as small as 1mm. The Saveetha Dental College provided an image of all of the tooth-like structures that were removed from the boy's mouth: The college also shared a video about this medical oddity. Additional images from the surgery can be glimpsed here: This rare phenomenon is known as compound ondontome. According to the Saveetha Dental College, this is the first ever case to be documented world wide, where so many minute teeth were found in a single individual. (en)
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