Rugby player failed to notice embedded tooth in his forehead for more than 4 months

A rugby player in Australia kept competing for more than four months without realizing he had an opponent's tooth lodged in his forehead.

Ben Czislowski, a former National Rugby League prop playing for Brisbane team Wynnum, had a clash of heads with opposing forward Matt Austin during an April 1 match against Tweed Heads and had a headwound stitched up afterwards.

But Czislowski later suffered an eye infection and complained of lethargy and shooting pains in his head.



A visit to his doctor last week revealed a tooth still imbedded in his head.

"I can laugh about it now, but the doctor told me it could have been serious, with teeth carrying germs," said Czislowski, who kept the tooth as a souvenir.

"I've got the tooth at home, sitting on the bedside table," he said. "If he (Austin) wants it back he can have it. I'm keeping it at the moment as proof that it actually happened."