A photo from open sources PHOTO: globallookpress Bleeding from nose is a fairly common occurrence for children and young people, however frequent bleeding in one man, as it turned out, occurred by a rather unexpected reason – a tooth has grown in his nose, reports Livescience Saudi Arabia, 22, has nosebleeds walked twice a month for three years. When he finally decided turn to doctors, they found in his nose a “cluster of white bone mass “about 1 centimeter long. The doctor who conducted the reception, Seeking advice from a fellow dentist. After conferring, they decided that this mass is an extra tooth. It is noted that men had a complete set of smooth and healthy teeth in the oral cavity. Doctors removed the extra tooth under general anesthesia, after which bleeding stopped. Commenting on this case, Dr. John Helstein, a professor at the University of Iowa noted that extra teeth are not unusual, they can grow even in the wrong direction, but very rarely grow in the nasal cavity of a person. According to the dentist, it is surprising that this tooth was not discovered. much earlier. According to statistics, extra teeth grow in 0.15 – 3.9% of people, several such cases occur almost every year, Helstein added. He also noted that scientists have not yet been able establish the reasons why people have extra teeth and how they can erupt in the nasal cavity. It may be caused by hereditary factors or birth defects in children who are corrected at an early age with surgical intervention, concluded Helstein.
Dmitry PRYAZHKIN
