A schoolgirl who went to the dentist with swollen gums was horrified when 15 maggots were removed from her mouth. Ana Cardoso, 10, was taken to the clinic after complaining about feeling a tingling sensation in her gums and things "moving around".

Stunned mum Adriana, 35, said: "She had been saying for a few days that she felt something moving around in her mouth and at first I thought she was joking.

Ana was diagnosed with a rare form of Oral Myiasis, a fly lava maggot infection that grows in humans and animals.

A spokesman for the dental surgery in the Brazilian capital said: "There were 15 maggots in her mouth so we videoed the removal for our records as it is a fairly rare occurrence.