The granny was washing her teeth in the bathroom when they fell into the toilet (Picture: REX)

A grandmother was stuck in a toilet hole for four hours after she tried to fish up her artificial teeth.

The alarm was raised by her daughter-in-law

Firefighters were called to a home in Guangyuan, Sichuan, China, after 85-year-old Zhang’s arm became trapped.

Firefighters lubed up her arm (Picture: REX)

She was washing her fake teeth in the bathroom when they slipped from her hand and into the toilet at around 9am on Wednesday October 8.

She was stuck in the toilet hole for around four hours (Picture: REX)

An hour later her daughter-in-law came home and raised the alarm.


Eventually she was pulled free, although it is not known if she retrieved her teeth (Picture: REX)

Emergency services arrived on the scene and lubricated her arm with soapy water.

She was pulled free without suffering any serious injuries.

It is not known if she managed to retrieve her teeth.