Local Boy Breaks Guinness World Record with Longest Milk Tooth
/Peterborough, meet your newest Guinness World Record holder.
Nine-year-old Luke Boulton of Peterborough officially has the Guinness World Record for the longest milk tooth extracted of 2.6 cm.
The tooth was extracted on Sept. 17, 2019, by dentist Dr. Chris McArthur of Liftlock Family Dentistry when Boulton was eight years old at the time.
Luke Boulton (left) with dentist Dr. Chris McArthur (right) after getting their official measurement to submit to Guinness. Photo courtesy of Craig Boulton.
The tooth broke the previous record of 2.4 cm held by 10-year-old Curtis Baddie of Columbus, Ohio set on Feb. 18, 2019.
“It was a bit disturbing at first to think that was in someone’s mouth,” said Craig Boulton, Luke’s father. “It was pretty impressive.”
The adult tooth was growing behind the milk tooth which is why it needed to be extracted according to Craig.
Luke currently has his world-record tooth stored in the blue case. Photo Courtesy of Craig Boulton.
After the tooth extraction, Luke’s oldest sister, Leah, remarked that it could be a world record. That inspired the family to submit an application to Guinness World Records.
The application process took 12 weeks between each submission. An initial application had to be accepted then a formal one had to be submitted. Video evidence, witness accounts and a small biography were elements requested as part of the application process.
The tooth (2.6 cm) is barely shorter than a Loonie’s diameter (2.65 cm). Photo Courtesy of Craig Boulton.
