Doctors at the King Fahd Military Medical Complex in Dhahra, Saudi Arabia were confronted with the rare case of a single tooth growing inside of a man’s nose. The 22-year-old patient said he suffered from chronic nose bleeds that happened at least once a month for three years.
We expect to find teeth only in one place and that is our mouth.
Doctors at the King Fahd Military Medical Complex in Saudi Arabia were confronted with the rare case of a single tooth growing inside of a man’s nose.
The 22-year-old patient said he suffered from chronic nose bleeds that happened at least once a month for three years.
He also reported having recurring tonsillitis, so he made a visit to the hospital, where doctors found a nearly half inch tooth growing in his nasal cavity.
A dentist confirmed that the unusual bone growth was in fact a tooth, but experts were surprised to find that the patient had an otherwise healthy, straight set of teeth.
After putting the patient under general anesthesia, doctors removed the extra tooth.
Now, months after the surgery, he has made a full recovery, including no more nosebleeds.
Doctor John Hellstein, a dentist and professor of oral pathology at the University of Iowa, is quoted as saying: "It's an unusual case of an extra tooth — certainly, the most impressive intranasal photo I think I've ever seen of one. I've never seen the tooth actually in there."
Although it is rare, extra teeth can form near the incisors and grow upwards into the nasal cavity, causing some health issues.
