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16-Year-Old Indian Boy Develops Tooth Above His Eye in World First Medical Marvel
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News18•17-10-2026, 13:09
16-Year-Old Indian Boy Develops Tooth Above His Eye in World First Medical Marvel
- •Doctors at Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai successfully removed a fully developed canine tooth that grew above the left eyelid of a 16-year-old boy.
- •Medical specialists confirmed this is the first recorded case in the world of an ectopic tooth developing in the upper part of the eye socket.
- •A CT scan revealed the hard, white tooth-like structure had both a crown and a root, initially suspected to be a tumor but later confirmed as a real tooth.
- •The unusual tooth was successfully removed through surgery, and doctors state the likelihood of it growing back is extremely low.
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Doctors found a fully developed canine tooth growing above the upper part of the boy's eye socket, specifically between his eyelid and eyebrow, which is known medically as an ectopic tooth.
While ectopic teeth have previously been found in areas like the nose, chin, and lower eye socket, specialists from Aravind Eye Hospital confirmed this is the first recorded instance globally of a tooth developing in the upper orbit.
The condition was identified using a CT scan after doctors noticed a swollen area on the boy's left eyelid, and the fully developed canine tooth was successfully removed via surgery.
