Cafe want to reunite teeth with rightful owner

The lost property basket at a cafe in Marlborough, New Zealand, has received an unusual addition after a diner left their teeth behind. The Vines Village is offering an ice-cream reward to anyone who can help track down the owner of the dentures that were left on a table at the Old Orchard Cafe on Monday.

Vines Village owner Jeff Fulton said cafe proprietor Mark Murphy got a shock when he was clearing a table and found the dentures. Murphy quickly put them in a plastic bag and handed them over to Fulton. "Mark came to me and said 'you will never guess what I have'. He was clearly in shock.



"You would think someone would notice if they were missing teeth." Fulton is desperate to find the owner. "They are probably racking their brain where they have left their teeth." Fulton said the teeth were probably worth at least $100. "I am scared there will be a rush on to snap up the teeth.

"The owner needs to prove they are the rightful owner. I urge everyone to check their mouths and check their bathrooms and their parent's bathrooms." He was considering having a dentist on standby for official verification. The teeth are under Fulton's protection in a sealable bag, locked in a safe place.