A Ghost in a Host! – An Odontome with Unusual Presentation.
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2014-08
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Odontomas are hamartomas, being of two types: Compound and complex and are nonaggressive hamartomatous developmental
malformations or tumors of odontogenic origin, which consists of enamel, dentin, cementum and pulpal tissue. They are usually
asymptomatic and diagnosed on routine radiological studies in the second and third decades of life. Compound variety is more often found
in anterior maxilla; complex occurs in molar areas of either jaw. Mean age of occurrence is 12-16 years. Radiographically, they present
as radiopacities surrounded by a radiolucent rim in complex variety and tooth like structures of different size and shape surrounded
by radiolucency in compound variety. Here, we have discussed a rare case of erupting complex odontoma associated with an impacted
mandibular third molar.
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Complex odontome, Erupted, Mandible, Odontogenic tumor
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Nair Preeti P, Suvarna Prashant, Aggarwal Kavita, Sood Meenakshi, Mishra Nidhi. A Ghost in a Host! – An Odontome with Unusual Presentation. IJSS Case Reports & Reviews. 2014 Aug; 1(3): 5-8.