Unusually large erupted complex odontoma: A rare case report.
- Author:
Shivanand B BAGEWADI
1
;
Rahul KUKREJA
;
Gundareddy N SUMA
;
Bhawna YADAV
;
Havi SHARMA
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Odontoma; Mandible; Odontogenic Tumors; Facial Asymmetry
- MeSH: Facial Asymmetry; Mandible; Odontogenic Tumors; Odontoma*; Tooth
- From:Imaging Science in Dentistry 2015;45(1):49-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Odontomas are nonaggressive, hamartomatous developmental malformations composed of mature tooth substances and may be compound or complex depending on the extent of morphodifferentiation or on their resemblance to normal teeth. Among them, complex odontomas are relatively rare tumors. They are usually asymptomatic in nature. Occasionally, these tumors become large, causing bone expansion followed by facial asymmetry. Odontoma eruptions are uncommon, and thus far, very few cases of erupted complex odontomas have been reported in the literature. Here, we report the case of an unusually large, painless, complex odontoma located in the right posterior mandible.
