An Unusual Case Report of Compound Odontoma Associated with Unerupted Primary Lateral Incisor

Odontomas are the most common type of odontogenic tumors and account for approximately 22% of maxillary odontogenic tumors [1-3]. They are considered to be developmental anomalies rather than true neoplasms [4]. They are generally asymptomatic [1]. The term odontoma was coined by Paul Broca in 1867. The World Health Organization (WHO) 2005 has categorized odontomas based on the histopathological findings as compound and complex odontomas. In compound odontomas, the dental tissues are normal, arranged in an orderly pattern, but their size and conformation are altered, giving rise to multiple small teeth like structures called odontoids or denticles where as in complex odontomas, the dental tissues are well formed but exhibit an amorphous and more or less disorderly arrangement [5,6]. Compound odontomas are more common than complex odontomas and coexistence of both compound and complex odontomas has also been reported [5,7].