A Chinese woman who complained of pain in her face when eating was horrified to find that she had a tooth growing right under her eye.
28-year-old Cao Fang who works in Guangzhou noticed the pain a month ago and was forced to make her meals softer, reports the People's Daily Online.
She had surgery to remove the tooth after doctors warned her that if it continued to grow, it would affect her sight.
Cao Fang has started feeling pain in her face when she was eating around a month ago.
The woman who works in Guangzhou was forced to find ways to make her food softer. At one point she steamed an apple to make it easier to eat.
Cao was disappointed as she had moved to Guangzhou from Sichuan province because she was a fan of Guandong food.
When she finally went to the doctors, she was shocked to learn she had a one inch tooth growing underneath her eye socket.
She was told that she needed surgery as soon as possible as if it was left to grow, the tooth would permanently damage her eye. She was told to go to a larger hospital that could accommodate her.
Cao had surgery in Chongqing City where Doctor Lin agreed to operate.
Doctors made a small incision on the side of her face and removed the tooth.
Doctor Lin who operated on the woman said that the direction of the tooth's growth could have been caused by the woman's baby tooth not falling off soon enough causing the tooth to grow upwards.
According to Cambridge University Hospital, this is a case of impacted teeth.
Impacted teeth occurs when one or more teeth fails to grow in the correct position and is held below the normal gum line.
28-year-old Cao Fang who works in Guangzhou noticed the pain a month ago and was forced to make her meals softer, reports the People's Daily Online.
She had surgery to remove the tooth after doctors warned her that if it continued to grow, it would affect her sight.
Cao Fang has started feeling pain in her face when she was eating around a month ago.
The woman who works in Guangzhou was forced to find ways to make her food softer. At one point she steamed an apple to make it easier to eat.
Cao was disappointed as she had moved to Guangzhou from Sichuan province because she was a fan of Guandong food.
When she finally went to the doctors, she was shocked to learn she had a one inch tooth growing underneath her eye socket.
She was told that she needed surgery as soon as possible as if it was left to grow, the tooth would permanently damage her eye. She was told to go to a larger hospital that could accommodate her.
Cao had surgery in Chongqing City where Doctor Lin agreed to operate.
Doctors made a small incision on the side of her face and removed the tooth.
Doctor Lin who operated on the woman said that the direction of the tooth's growth could have been caused by the woman's baby tooth not falling off soon enough causing the tooth to grow upwards.
According to Cambridge University Hospital, this is a case of impacted teeth.
Impacted teeth occurs when one or more teeth fails to grow in the correct position and is held below the normal gum line.
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Source: DailyMail, People's Daily Online
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