When older teenagers typically have pain around their molars and need to get teeth extracted, it’s because of wisdom teeth crowding other teeth. Ashik Gavai, a 17-year-old boy from India, proved to be a very unique case when oral surgeons removed an astonishing 232 teeth from his mouth.

Around 18 months before his surgery, he began to complain about pain and swelling in his right lower jaw. When doctors in his village weren’t able to find the cause of the problem, he was referred to J.J. Hospital in Mumbai. Sunanda Dhiware could not immediately recognize the cause of the odd growth with regular tests, and decided to bring him into surgery. When she cut into the gums, they noticed dozens of tiny teeth of variable sizes.

Dhiware diagnosed Gavai with complex composite odontoma, which is when enamel and dentin grow abnormally, resulting in an excessive number of tooth-like structures. The condition is rare and the teeth are essentially benign tumors.


Read more at http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/doctors-india-remove-232-teeth-mouth-teenage-boy

Thank GOD it is not cancer...

232 Or you made a mistake,232 teeth in one mouth? Is it sand or water? Hmmm

Picture is on the link