In 1977 a 13 year old boy had a tooth growing out of his left foot.

A rare case of genetic misdirection caused a Lenior, NC youth a great deal of pain, but only temporarily.

Thirteen year old, Doug Pritchard had complained for weeks of pain in his left foot. When his father took him to the doctor is was discovered that a tooth had grown in his foot. The doctor said similar cases of teeth growing in parts of the body other than the mouth have been reported, but are very rare.