Boy has 232 TEETH removed in record-breaking seven-hour operation
Ashik Gaval had experienced pain in his jaw for a year-and-a-half before leaving his Indian village and seeking treatment in the city
A boy suffering from a rare medical condition has had 232 teeth surgically removed – and is still left with 28 in his mouth.
Ashik Gaval had experienced pain in his jaw for a year-and-a-half before leaving his Indian village and seeking treatment in the city.
The 17-year-old was admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai, India, with swollen gums.
But doctors there found the pain was being caused by a complex composite odontoma and he went under the knife on Monday.
Dr Sunanda Dhiware said: "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"
"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."
Ashik's father Suresh Gavai said: "I was worried that it may turn out to be cancer so I brought him to Mumbai."
The hospital believes it is a world record for the most of teeth ever extracted.
Ashik will have his remaining teeth capped when he is fully recovered from the operation, although experts say there is a chance the condition could recur.
