Erupted Odontoma:
A Case Report
Published: July 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4569
Nilesh Raval, Dhaval Mehta, Kanan Vachhrajani, Abhishek Nimavat
1. Professor & HOD, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Gugrat, India.
2. Reader, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Karnavati School Of Dentistry, Gugrat, India.
3. Post Graduate student, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Gugrat, India.
4. Post Graduate student, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Gugrat, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Dhaval N Mehta,
Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, 907/A Uvarsad-38242, Gujarat, India.
Phone: +919825528915 E-mail: drdhaval80@gmail.com
Odontomas are nonaggressive, hamartomatous developmental malformations or lesions of odontogenic origin, which consist of enamel, dentin, cementum and pulpal tissue ‘Erupted odontoma’ is a term used to specifically denote odontomas, which are exposed into the oral cavity. These are rare entities with only 25-30 cases being reported so far in the dental literature. Here, we present a rare case of an erupted odontoma in an adolescent patient who came with a complaint of bad aesthetics due to the presence of multiple small teeth like structures in the upper front teeth region.
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