The dilated odontome is the most severe form of the dens invaginatus (dens in dente), which is extremely rare in the mandible, especially in the molar region. A case is reported in a 28-year-old female with an unusual ringlike radiopaque appearance of the mandibular third right molar on panoramic x-ray. CT scan findings were suggestive that the intraosseous circular radiopaque formation was a d...

An odontome is a slow growing and non-aggressive odonotogenic tumor composed of enamel,dentin,cementum and pulp tissue.complax odontome comprise of an unorganized mass of odonotogenic tissues,morphologically not resembling the normal teeth.in this report,a case of rare odontoma in a ten-years-old boy that caused dalayed eruption of a maxillary right farst permanent molar,buccal expansion of the...

Odontomas are the commonest hamartomas as well as odontogenic tumor. They are a malformation in which dental tissues are represented in more or less disorderly pattern. They prevent the eruption of the teeth and mostly asymptomatic in nature. Usually they are discovered on routine radiographic examination. The odontomas which erupt in oral cavity are called as erupted odontomas and are rare in ...