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A teenager in India, who had more than 200 "teeth" growing in his mouth due to a benign dental tumor, has had them removed. |
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印度一名青少年因為良性牙腫瘤而導致口腔內長出了兩百多顆「牙齒」，現在這些牙齒終於拔除了。 |
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Ashik Gavai, a 17-year-old student from Buldhana, underwent the six-hour operation, which involved four doctors in Mumbai's J.J. Hospital on July 21. |
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來自布爾達納的十七歲學生阿希克．加瓦伊七月二十一日在孟買的 J.J. 醫院接受了六個小時的手術，共由四位醫生動刀。 |
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The teen had 232 denticles -- abnormal tooth-like growths -- lodged in his mouth due to a complex composite odontoma, a type of benign dental tumor. |
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這名少年罹患複合性復質牙瘤，這是一種良性牙腫瘤，導致嘴裡嵌了兩百三十二顆小齒般的異常似齒贅生物。 |
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The abnormal teeth were embedded in the bone inside the lower right jaw and were not visible from outside the mouth. |
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Surgeons say the surgery was "dangerous" and the patient's jawbone will take three to four months to heal. |
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這些異常的牙齒嵌在右下顎內的骨頭裡，從嘴巴外面看不見。外科醫師指稱這項手術「很危險」，而且這名病患的顎骨將需要三至四個月才會痊癒。 |
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"It is very common for a person to have a [small] number of abnormal teeth, but this many is very rare," said Dr. Sunanda Dhiware, head of the Department of Dentistry at J.J. Hospital. |
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She adds that she knows of cases where 40 to 50 teeth were removed. |
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「人們有少數異常牙齒是很常見的現象，但這麼多卻是極為罕見，」J.J. 醫院牙科部主任蘇南妲．迪瓦雷醫師表示。她補充指出，她知道有些案例拔除了四十至五十顆牙。 |
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Gavai's normal teeth are to remain in his mouth, although the doctors did help to remove a wisdom tooth. |
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加瓦伊的正常牙齒仍然保留在口腔裡，不過醫生倒是幫他拔掉了一顆智齒。 |
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The teen is currently recovering in the hospital and has been put on a liquid diet of mainly coconut water and milk. |
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這名少年目前正在醫院裡休養，攝取以椰子水和牛奶為主的流質飲食。 |
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According to Dr. Vandana Thoravade, head of the ENT department at J.J. Hospital, the operation could have cost as much as 250,000 rupees (around US$4,000), which the Gavai family could not afford. |
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The teen's father is a farm laborer who earns 150-200 rupees, about US$3-4 a day. |
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J.J. 醫院的耳鼻喉科部主任梵達納．索拉瓦德醫師表示，這項手術的費用可能高達二十五萬盧比（約等於四千美元），加瓦伊家族負擔不起。少年的父親是農場工人，一天的工資介於一百五十至兩百盧比之間，相當於三至四美元。 |
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A government program that supports low-income patients took care of the bill. |
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一個資助低收入病患的政府計劃為他們支付了帳單。 |
