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Volume 5 Issue 12 (December, 2017)
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Odontoma -Clinicopathological Manifestation and their Management | |
Afreen Nadaf, Syed Wakeel, Ajaz Shah | |
Background: Odontomas are the most common odontogenic hamartomas worldwide. Depending on the level of organisation of the tissues inside, these can be differentiated into compound type or complex type. Complex odontomas are commonly found to occur in posterior mandible while compound odontomas are found in the anterior maxilla.Material and Method: Present study of odontogenic odontomas diagnosed and treated in oral surgery department GDC Srinagar,their clinical and pathological manifestations.Results: Our study comprises of 10 cases of odontomas, complex (2)and compound (8).These were most often diagnosed as incidental findings(6)and often associated with complications likeImpactionand irregularity of permanent teeth and resorption of roots of permanentteeth. Conclusion: Unerupted teeth in maxillary anterior region should raise the suspicion of compound odontoma. Early diagnosis and management of odontoma by the surgical approach via intra oral approach is often uneventful. Corresponding Author: Dr. Afreen Nadaf, Tutor, Department of Oral Pathology, GDC & H Srinagar This article may be cited as: Nadaf A, Wakeel S, Shah A. Odontoma -Clinicopathological Manifestation and their Management. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(12):127-129. |
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