印度7歲男孩嘴裏多長了526顆牙齒

A 7-year-old boy complaining of jaw pain was found to have 526 teeth inside his mouth, according to the hospital in India where he was treated.

印度一家醫院稱，最近收治的一名下巴疼痛的7歲男孩竟然被發現多長了526顆牙齒。

The boy was admitted last month in the southern city of Chennai because of swelling and pain near his molars in his lower right jaw.

這名男孩上個月由於右側下頜磨牙附近腫脹疼痛而在印度南部城市金奈住院治療。

When doctors scanned and x-rayed his mouth, they found a sac embedded in his lower jaw filled with "abnormal teeth," Dr. Prathiba Ramani, the head of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, told CNN.

薩維塔牙科醫學院和醫院的口腔與頜面病理學主任普拉蒂巴·拉馬尼博士告訴CNN說，當醫生用CT和X光掃描他的牙齒時，發現他的下頜內有一個囊，裏面長滿了“異常的牙齒”。

While the Surgery to remove the teeth took place last month, doctors needed time to individually examine each tooth before they could confirm their findings.

移除牙齒手術是上個月進行的，醫生需要花時間檢查每一顆移除的牙齒才能確認診斷結果。

After discovering the sac, two surgeons removed it from the boy's mouth. Then Ramani's team took four to five hours to empty the sac to confirm its contents and discovered the hundreds of teeth.

在發現這個囊後，兩名外科醫生從男孩口中將其切除。拉馬尼的團隊花了四到五個小時清空這個囊來確定內容物，並在其中發現了數百顆牙齒。

"There were a total of 526 teeth ranging from 0.1 millimeters to 15 millimeters. Even the smallest piece had a crown, root and enamel coat indicating it was a tooth," she said.

她說：“總共有526顆長度從0.1毫米到15毫米不等的牙齒。即使最小的牙齒也有牙冠、牙根和牙釉質表層。”

The boy was released three days after the surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, Ramani said.

拉馬尼說，男孩在做完手術三天後出院了，應該可以完全康復。

Ramani said the boy was suffering from a very rare condition called compound composite odontoma. She said what caused the condition is unclear, but it could be genetic or it could be due to environmental factors like radiation.

拉馬尼說，這名男孩患有非常罕見的複合牙瘤。她說，病因尚不清楚，可能是基因變異，也可能是受到輻射等環境因素的影響。

The boy actually may have had the extra teeth for some time. His parents told doctors that they had noticed swelling in his jaw when he was as young as 3, but they couldn't do much about it because he would not stay still or allow doctors to examine him.

實際上，這名男孩可能早就長出了這些多餘的牙齒。他的父母告訴醫生說，從男孩三歲起，他們就注意到他下巴的腫塊，但是他們也無計可施，因爲男孩總是動來動去，不肯讓醫生好好檢查。

Dr. P. Senthilnathan, head of the hospital's Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department and one of two surgeons who operated on the boy, detailed the procedure to CNN.

該醫院的口腔頜面外科部主任P·森蒂爾納桑醫生是給男孩做手術的兩名外科醫生之一，他向CNN記者介紹了手術詳情。

"Under general anesthesia, we drilled into the jaw from the top," he said. "We did not break the bone from the sides, meaning reconstruction surgery was not required. The sac was removed. You can think of it as a kind of balloon with small pieces inside."

“在全身麻醉狀態下，我們從上面鑽進了牙牀。我們沒有打碎側面的骨頭，這意味着他無需重建手術。那個囊被摘除了。你可以將其想象成裏面有小碎片的氣球。”

Dr. Senthilnathan said the discovery showed it was important to seek treatment for dental issues as early as possible.

森蒂爾納桑醫生說，這一發現表明，牙齒問題應儘早就醫，這很重要。

Awareness about dental and oral health was improving, he said, though access in rural areas remained problematic.

他說，人們對牙齒和口腔健康越來越重視，但是在農村地區看牙依然困難重重。

"You can see people in cities have better awareness but people who are in rural areas are not as educated or able to afford good dental health."

“城裏人這方面的意識更強，但農村人文化程度沒那麼高，也沒錢維護牙齒健康。”

In the boy's case, all has turned out well; the boy now has a healthy count of 21 teeth, Dr. Senthilnathan said.

好在這個男孩最後結果還不錯。森蒂爾納桑醫生說，這個男孩現在的牙齒數量是正常的21顆。