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in a new article, four London doctors warn of a professional who makes the mistake professional and get on with it: the tooth fairy. They report an 8 year old boy who was sent to an allergist because of his runny nose epic. former regular medical treatment does not work, the next step was a scanner. Analysis showed signs of inflammation in the sinuses. But it also revealed something surprising: a dent in his left ear canal. It turned out that three years before, the boy had awakened "extremely distressed" because the tooth fairy took the tooth under his pillow and stuck in his ear. His parents thought it was rather unlikely, even if the tooth had indeed disappeared. Two doctors who looked into his ear over the years have failed to see anything, but the boy was right, it turned out. An ear, nose and throat surgeon removed the tooth, the authors report in the often awkward Christmas number of BMJ . "The patient decided to keep the tooth for posterity rather than taking the risk to try a new monetary reward," they write. They also point out that there is no standard operating procedures for the tooth fairy, and doctors should be on the lookout for his sloppy work.
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