Compound Odontoma with an Unusual Appearance: Case Report

Authors

  • Mahdi Niknami Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Mysa Mallahi Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Pooneh Mohseni Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:

The term odontoma is used to identify a tumor that is characterized by the production of mature enamel, dentin, cementum and pulp tissue and may interfere with the eruption of the associated tooth. The present report describes an odontoma in a 13-year-old boy, which is associated with an impacted tooth through a canal

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volume 5  issue 4

pages  213- 215

publication date 2016-12-01

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