plush-cthulhu 4,472 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-28437829 Doctors in India have extracted 232 teeth from the mouth of a 17-year-old boy in a seven-hour operation. Ashik Gavai was brought in with a swelling in his right jaw, Dr Sunanda Dhiware, head of Mumbai's JJ Hospital's dental department, told the BBC. The teenager had been suffering for 18 months and travelled to the city from his village after local doctors failed to identify the cause of the problem. Doctors have described his condition as "very rare" and "a world record". 'Small white pearls'"Ashik's malaise was diagnosed as a complex composite odontoma where a single gum forms lots of teeth. It's a sort of benign tumour," Dr Dhiware said. "At first, we couldn't cut it out so we had to use the basic chisel and hammer to take it out. "Once we opened it, little pearl-like teeth started coming out, one-by-one. Initially, we were collecting them, they were really like small white pearls. But then we started to get tired. We counted 232 teeth," she added. The surgery, conducted on Monday, involved two surgeons and two assistants. Ashik now has 28 teeth. Describing Ashik's case as "very rare", Dr Dhiware said she had "not seen anything like this before in my 30-year career", but said she was "thrilled to get such an exciting case". "According to medical literature available on the condition, it is known to affect the upper jaw and a maximum of 37 teeth have been extracted from the tumour in the past. But in Ashik's case, the tumour was found deep in the lower jaw and it had hundreds of teeth." Ashik's father Suresh Gavai was quoted by the Mumbai Mirror as saying that his son complained of severe pain a month ago. "I was worried that it may turn out to be cancer so I brought him to Mumbai," he said. (more pics in the link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Step 192 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 "At first, we couldn't cut it out so we had to use the basic chisel and hammer to take it out. That sounds painful! Glad they got it out though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saekutoxxx 708 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 poor kid, I can't even image.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishouldbestudying 473 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 That is actually really scary. Imagining hundreds of teeth tumbling out of a hole in his face. Good for him though. I hope the condition is completely resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyoyeon~Minzy 12,109 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Real life shark boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tae 558 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I imagine they numbed him up real good or gave him some gas or both. I can't imagine what he feels like after though, post-op wisdom teeth removal probably isn't nothing compared to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffin 315 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Hope he recovers well. That must be a nightmare o-o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaceyl 493 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 wow 232?! poor guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a(mber) 5,898 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 how can you have 232 teeth in one face that's what confuses me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyun. 4,120 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Wow, that sounds awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potaeto 1,933 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 That's so scary poor kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pluvio 280 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Mad respect to the kid. Hoping for a speedy recovery. how can you have 232 teeth in one face that's what confuses me This: "Ashik's malaise was diagnosed as a complex composite odontoma where a single gum forms lots of teeth. It's a sort of benign tumour," Dr Dhiware said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotoro 388 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Imagine having a swollen mouth and trying to eat After removing that many teeth, the gum must have looked pretty bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kami_removed Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 CRINGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totek 2,527 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 That sounds bad,he is a strong person good for him, but is it possible to have 232 teeth?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadpole. 4,154 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I don't want to imagine what it felt like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...... 3,962 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 no no no no no no no no no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty^^~ 328 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 My teeth hurt just reading this . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud09 15,165 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Hope he has a fast recovery!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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