Weird spikes poking through a teen's eyelid turned out to be a wayward tooth

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:00 UTCUpdated Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:00 UTCOriginal reporting: Live Science

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A 16-year-old developed swelling over his eye, and doctors later discovered that it was caused by a tooth that had grown in the wrong place.

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A 16-year-old developed swelling over his eye, and doctors later discovered that it was caused by a tooth that had grown in the wrong place.
Reported by Live Science and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:00 UTC.

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