Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
A compound odontoma is a mixed tumor of odontogenic origin, in which both ectodermal and mesenchymal cells exhibit complete differentiation, resulting in the formation of tooth like structures. It occurs with equal frequency in both sexes, and is often initially asymptomatic. It may lead to interference with the eruption of its associated tooth. Odontomas are mostly associated with permanent teeth, and they are rarely associated with deciduous teeth. CASE REPORT: A 4 year-old boy reported to the Department of Pedodontics for management of a compound odontoma.
If odontomas, which interfered with tooth eruption, were extirpated early, the impacted teeth would probably erupt normally and be normal in shape.
Odontogenic Tumor, Complex Odontoma, Compound Odontoma
