Odontomas are a common type of odontogenic tumor, usually asymptomatic and mostly detected on routine radiographic examination. An 11-years-old male child with the chief complaint of mobility of deciduous dentition in the upper front region was diagnosed with an odontome with an impacted central incisor, missing lateral incisor and retained deciduous incisors following radiographic analysis. Hi...

An odontomas are malformations of the dental tissues and may interfere with the eruption of associated tooth, which are benign, slow growing and non-aggressive. These lesions are usually asymptomatic and often diagnosed during routine radiography in the second decade of life. Aim is to present a case of complex odontoma associated with an impacted supernumerary tooth in anterior maxillary regio...

Odontomas are hamartomatous lesions composed of various dental tissues, i.e., enamel, dentin, cementum and sometimes pulp. They are the most common benign odontogenic tumours, constituting 22% of all odontogenic tumours of the jaw. They are slow-growing, benign tumours showing nonaggressive behaviour. They are usually asymptomatic and are often discovered during routine radiography. We report a...

Odontomas, the most often seen ones among odontogenic tumors, are usually asymptomatic and discovered in routine radiographic examinations. Frequently it may interfere with the eruption of teeth. The purpose of this article is to present and discuss the case of a 12-year old child with a complex odontome, obstructing the eruption of left maxillary permanent central incisor. Radio opaque calcifi...

Complex composite odontoma was described as a distinct entity for the first time by Broca in 1866. This lesion takes place because dental components are laid down in a disorganized manner, due to failure of normal morphodifferentiation. The difference between complex and composite odontomas is arbitrary, being based on the preponderance of well-organized denticles as opposed to a preponderance ...

NTRODUCTION Odontogenic tumors have been a topic of considerable interest to oral pathologists who have studied and catalogued them for decades. As odontogenic tumors may contain tissues similar to the ones present in the tooth germ, the diagnostic significance of immature odontogenic tissues in jaw specimens from children and adolescents is not always clear. They could represent neoplasia as w...

To cite: Mohan RPS, Rastogi K, Verma S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-009355 DESCRIPTION Odontoma is perhaps more accurately defined as a hamartoma than a true neoplasm. The term odontoma was first coined by Broca in 1866, who defined it as a tumour formed by overgrowth of complete dental tissue. Odontoma has also been defined as ‘tu...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com the posterior part of the jaws and consist of a disorganized mass with no morphologic resemblance to a tooth [1]. The lesions are invariably asymptomatic and are discovered on routine radiographic examinations; however, they may be associated with pathologic changes in adjacent teeth and structures such as-malformation, impaction, delayed eruption, ...