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12 Vintage Medical Devices That Will Give You The Creeps

The “jugum penis” anti-erection device

The “jugum penis” anti-erection device

Blood-letting device

Blood-letting device

Masks worn by doctors during the Plague
Masks worn by doctors during the Plague
Vaginal speculum

Vaginal speculum

Facial scar concealers
Facial scar concealers
“Vibra-Finger” gum massager

“Vibra-Finger” gum massager

Ice-cube mask to cure hangovers

Ice-cube mask to cure hangovers

Cervical contraceptive cap

Cervical contraceptive cap

A portable respirator for polio

A portable respirator for polio

Anti-masturbation codpiece

Anti-masturbation codpiece

Sun-protecting mask

Sun-protecting mask

Rectal dilators

Rectal dilators

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Boy With 232 Teeth Undergoes Surgery

That must’ve been one killer smile! A boy in India went to the hospital complaining about painful swelling on the right side of his mouth. He noticed the problem over a year prior but doctors in his village weren’t able to make a proper diagnosis.

Gonna have to find a new nickname. "Jaws" no longer fits.

Gonna have to find a new nickname. “Jaws” no longer fits.

When teenager, Ashik Gavai finally head out to Mumbai to see a professional, doctors discovered the problem and immediately carried out on a 7 hour long operation. According to one of the surgeons, Dr. Sunanda Dhiware, the condition was diagnosed as a “complex composite odontoma where a single gum forms lots of teeth”. He compared the condition to a benign tumor.

Can I keep them? They'd go great with my gall stone collection!

Can I keep them? They’d go great with my gallstone collection!

According to the doctor, they couldn’t extract the teeth through surgical methods so they resorted to using a basic hammer and chisel to cut open the gum (not joking!). Once opened, little “little pear-like teeth started coming out, one by one”. In the end, doctors took out a total of 232 teeth!

This is like something out of a nightmare!

This is like something out of a nightmare!

Ashik now has just 28 teeth, and once recovered will receive caps to fill in the places where they removed teeth. He will require regular follow up visits to make sure the condition doesn’t return.

 

Original article can be found at Buzzfeed.