Compound odontoma—Case report

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“…An intra-oral radiograph was taken to rule out missing permanent central incisor and revealed several tooth like structures above the crown of the unerupted permanent central incisor causing delay in the eruption of the tooth. Reported studies show that compound odontomas often occur more frequently in the anterior maxilla in the incisor and canine region on the right side of the jaw which is confirmed in the present case [12]. The case described in the study was diagnosed as odontoma on the premise of clinical signs and radiographic findings.…”

Eruption of Odontomas into the Oral Cavity: A Report of 2 Cases

“…Their exact etiology remains obscure but possibly includes trauma to primary dentition, inflammatory and infectious processes, odontoblastic hyperactivity, mutant gene [ 15 ], and hereditary anomalies such as Gardner's syndrome and Hermann's syndrome [ 3 ]. Neither of our cases gave a history of any similar etiologies nor were they suffering from any syndromes.…”

“…He defined them as “tumors formed by the overgrowth of transient or complete dental tissues” [ 2 ]. These lesions occur mostly within the bone though instances where it has been localized in the gingival have also been reported [ 3 ].…”

Odontoma Compuesto: Diagnóstico y Tratamiente Reporte de Casos & Revisión de la Literatura

“…Los odontomas son un grupo de tumores odontogénicos benignos, compuestos por tejido dentario más epitelio odontogénico y tejido mesenquimático. Son definidos como hamartomas y son los tumores odontogénicos más prevalentes (Salgado & Mesquita, 2013). Son más prevalentes durante la primera y segunda década de vida, y no presentan predilección por sexo (Núñez et al, 2016).…”