OBJECTIVE To evaluate the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the different types of odontomas. STUDY DESIGN A metaanalysis was made of 3065 odontomas obtained from a literature review of 30 articles published in recent years. RESULTS Odontomas show no gender predilection, and are most often diagnosed in the second decade of life. They are preferentially located in the upper maxilla, pa...

Introduction: Odontomas are the most common type of odontogenic tumors of the oral cavity and are described as one of the contributing factors to tooth impaction. The impaction of the maxillary incisors causes several esthetic and functional problems. A multidisciplinary approach is required for proper planning, surgical pro-cedure, and orthodontic traction of the impacted tooth. Case Presenta...

Odontoameloblastoma is a very rare odontogenic tumour that is similar to ameloblastoma in its locally aggressive behaviour. Its clinical presentation, however, often mimics the more innocuous odontoma, and hence the recognition of its aggressive nature is commonly only ascertained after its histopathologic diagnosis following enucleation. This paper presents a case of odontoameloblastoma. Some ...

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Since 2003, nine squirrels were presented at a South African veterinary dental practice with lesions in the maxilla consistent with the clinical, radiological and histological features of odontomas as described in prairie dogs, rats and mice. These odontoma-like masses have not previously been described in squirrels. This report describes the clinico-pathological features and possible pathogene...

Odontomas are the most common odontogenic tumours. They are usual ly asymptomatic and often are discovered during routine radiography. Here, we report a case of an odontoma located at the anterior maxilla that initially caused inflammatory reactions around the overlying teeth; later on, it was associated with a generalized inflammation of the area. Endodontic re-treatment of the 4 front maxilla...