Compound odontoma: A case report on 42 denticles hodgepodge in maxilla

Compound odontomas are the commonest benign odontogenic tumours of jaws affecting mostly children and adolescents. These developmental malformations display many tooth-like structures or denticles that consist well-defined dental tissues with diverse morphologies. Majority these lesions occur as intraosseous masses in maxillary anterior region incidental radiographic findings. primarily associated retention primary teeth delayed eruption permanent teeth. The preferred treatment for is conservative surgical excision followed by a histopathological diagnosis. This case report presents rare compound odontoma displaying numerous (42 number) 12-year-old male child its management.