A baby has been born with seven fully grown teeth in his lower gums

A baby has been born with seven fully grown teeth in his lower gums.

Doctors are saying he is the "first in the world" to be born as such. Prayan Sharma entered the world on June 30 and was immediately brought to the intensive care unit in a western Indian hospital due to an infection The newborn stayed there for 10 days and was eventually allowed to return home. Metro reports that Prayan's parents only noticed their baby was a little different when mum Nikita tried to breastfeed him. https://twitter.com/MetroUK/status/905823080337072129 Dad Harish said that the pair was "surprised" to find the fully grown teeth inside of their baby's mouth.

"We never knew a baby could be born with one tooth never mind seven teeth."

Upon inspection by doctors, it became clear that the teeth in Prayan's mouth were loose and that they needed to be removed immediately to avoid choking. It took two surgeries carried out over three days to remove all seven of the teeth. Most babies only started teething at around six months, so to say that Prayan's condition is rare is an understatement. However, there are other cases of newborns emerging from the womb with fully grown teeth in their gums - and a few are even closer to home. In 2014, Wales Online reported that a woman had given birth via Caesarean section to a baby girl who had two front teeth in her mouth. Mum Chloe said she was in shock because the teeth looked "bizarre." They were eventually removed and Chloe opted to keep them in a jar.