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[–] hector@lemmy.today 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I had 5 wisdom teeth, Which is not all that uncommon. What's wierder is tumours will often have hair and teeth.

[–] AlmightyDoorman@kbin.earth 10 points 1 week ago

often may be a slight exaggeration, it mainly happens with teratomas which are kind of rare.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah. It's a fun little mystery to reveal at cleanings, especially when there's an x-ray.