AIM The purpose of this paper was to describe the dental and surgical management of the impaction of deciduous maxillary anterior teeth due to compound odontoma. In all analysed patients impaction of the maxillary deciduous canine was associated with the presence of an odontoma. Therefore, impaction of the maxillary deciduous canine can be considered as pathognomonic of the presence of an in...

Odontomas represent the most common type of odontogenic benign jaws tumors among patients younger than 20 years of age. These tumors are composed of enamel, dentine, cementum, and pulp tissue. According to the World Health Organization classification, two distinct types of odontomas are acknowledged: complex and compound odontoma. In complex odontomas, all dental tissues are formed, but appeare...

INTRODUCTION Odontomas are benign odontogenic tumors composed of enamel, dentine, cement and pulp tissue. They are usually clinically asymptomatic, but often associated with tooth eruption disturbances. In exceptional cases the odontoma erupts into the mouth . The present study reports three cases of odontomas erupted into the oral cavity and reviews the literature. CLINICAL CASES The first c...