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Man Discovers Teeth in Nose After Suffering Recurrent Nosebleeds

By Christine Hsu | Update Date: Aug 08, 2014 06:42 PM EDT

After suffering intense nosebleeds at least once every month for three years, a perplexed 22-year-old from Saudi Arabia found that the was growing teeth in his nose.

After several complaints, doctors found a half-an-inch long white bony mass that had been developing in his nasal cavity

After seeking advice from numerous dentists, doctors found that the bony mass was an extra tooth that had been developing in his nose. Doctors also found that it was the extra tooth mass that was causing his frequent nosebleeds, which the patient usually experienced after "minor nasal traumas," according to the Daily Mail.

Researchers found that "an intranasal supernumerary tooth' was causing friction in an area of the nasal septum, resulting in bleeding," according to the study.

Doctors noted that the "surprise" tooth was surprising because the patients had a complete and orderly set of normal teeth, according to Live Science.

'"It's an unusual case of an extra tooth - certainly, the most impressive intranasal photo I think I've ever seen of one. I've never seen the tooth actually in there," researchers wrote in the study. "It's an unusual case of an extra tooth - certainly, the most impressive intranasal photo I think I've ever seen of one. I've never seen the tooth actually in there."

To relieve the patient from his pain, surgeons put the man under anesthesia and pulled the tooth from his nasal cavity.

According to papers published in the American Journal of Cause Reports, the man recovered and stopped experiencing nosebleeds three months after the procedure.

"It's an unusual case of an extra tooth - certainly, the most impressive intranasal photo I think I've ever seen of one. I've never seen the tooth actually in there," Dr John Hellstein, who is a professor of oral pathology at the University of Iowa, told LiveScience.

The findings were published in the July edition of the American Journal of Case Reports.

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