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Sep 16, 2009 | Posted by: lonerider

Surgeons implant tooth into woman's eye to restore her vision

Full story: www.cnn.com

To start the procedure, surgeons remove a healthy tooth and part of the patient's jawbone. The tooth and bone were then shaved and sculpted, and a hole was drilled into them to hold the prosthetic lens. Then the whole unit was implanted into Thornton's chest and left for several months, allowing the tooth and lens to bond. This was then implanted into her eye.

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warmnfuzzyguy

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raspberry

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Now she blinks with a lisp and has to brush and floss her eye twice a day.

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This is the second time this type of surgery has made it to Offbeat. The last time, it was a guy who had the surgery. I believe he was the victim of a fire or explosion. His left eye was so damaged it had to be removed. His right eye was quite scarred and the lens was destroyed. So the doctor did this procedure on him, just like on this woman.

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What I don't understand, why does it have to be a tooth? I know we have all heard about eye teeth, but why couldn't it have been a piece of rib? The ribs regenerate, so a half inch piece of rib or so would never really be missed.

joann in pa

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so there really is an eye tooth

William Pena

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Wow, that surgery sounds cool.
If I were blind, I would give my eye teeth to get it.

yernogood-

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I’ve heard of this. Now down south here people have so few teeth you’d think they have 22 eyes. But no, none at all have 22 eyes.

Quinteshia

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yernogood- wrote:

I’ve heard of this. Now down south here people have so few teeth you’d think they have 22 eyes. But no, none at all have 22 eyes.

On the flip side, would they be able to get this procedure? If they don't have a suitable tooth to use, then this won't work. In addition, some of the jawbone would need to be taken with it, and this needs to be a living tooth.

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Quinteshia wrote:

What I don't understand, why does it have to be a tooth? I know we have all heard about eye teeth, but why couldn't it have been a piece of rib? The ribs regenerate, so a half inch piece of rib or so would never really be missed.

With eye donors being common, and pig parts working as well as human parts (anytime anyone here butchers a pig they can call a surgical team from the local trauma center to do a collection), I can't even imagine why it is necessary at all.

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Eye am amazed!!

Zombie Corpse Rental

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Sure and begorrah, but she's a bone eye, bone eye lass.

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This person better not ever run afoul of the police, cos in her case a cavity search is really gonna hurt....

I say so

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I wonder is "Eye candy" - will give her a tooth ache!

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you know that photo that has been on this site with the really gross teeth, all yellow?? I HATE that ad, it creeps me out.

oh, I'm off topic

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Quinteshia wrote:

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On the flip side, would they be able to get this procedure? If they don't have a suitable tooth to use, then this won't work. In addition, some of the jawbone would need to be taken with it, and this needs to be a living tooth.

Sweetie, the only thing living in a true crackers mouth down here ain’t bones and teeth. We really need say no bout’ it.

Maria Antonia Unplugged

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Quinteshia wrote:

What I don't understand, why does it have to be a tooth? I know we have all heard about eye teeth, but why couldn't it have been a piece of rib? The ribs regenerate, so a half inch piece of rib or so would never really be missed.

Third paragraph from the bottom........

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php...

Concerned American

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Do you need a Dentist or an Eye doctor for this?

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Maria Antonia Unplugged wrote:

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Third paragraph from the bottom........
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php...

> The teeth are used in the operation because the root and its surrounding bone are the only medium that can hold a tiny plastic cylinder and adhere it to the eye, Tan told the newspaper. A canine tooth is used as it has a single root. <

That still doesn't say much. If a tooth can do that, why not a bone? A hole can be drilled into live bone medium, and it should be able to graft. I understand the tooth vs. plastic argument. Whatever it is would need to become rooted into the eye and stable. Plastic would be too smooth and could move. Other materials could cause immune complications. So it makes sense that something from the patient be used in the patient. But still, I don't really see why bone could not be used if it will graft. They may have to transplant some of the periosteum (sp?) as well.

Purple Gurl

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Concerned American wrote:

Do you need a Dentist or an Eye doctor for this?

Both.

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Purple Gurl wrote:

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> The teeth are used in the operation because the root and its surrounding bone are the only medium that can hold a tiny plastic cylinder and adhere it to the eye, Tan told the newspaper. A canine tooth is used as it has a single root. <
That still doesn't say much. If a tooth can do that, why not a bone? A hole can be drilled into live bone medium, and it should be able to graft. I understand the tooth vs. plastic argument. Whatever it is would need to become rooted into the eye and stable. Plastic would be too smooth and could move. Other materials could cause immune complications. So it makes sense that something from the patient be used in the patient. But still, I don't really see why bone could not be used if it will graft. They may have to transplant some of the periosteum (sp?) as well.

Here is a better, more complete article on the man who we read about earlier. It still does not state the exact reason for the tooth, but I am wondering if it is an easier surgery. With some dental treatments, bone is taken from the hip area but then you have to heal from that surgery. It would certainly be easier to remove a tooth than to do a great many things....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11972...

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