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Delayed tooth eruption associated with an ameloblastic fibro-odontoma
1Department of Stomatology, University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center Dental Branch, Houston, USA. cflaitz@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu
Pediatric Dentistry
|July 13, 2001
Abstract:
Delayed eruption of a single primary tooth is an uncommon event. Excluding a previous traumatic insult, the presence of a pericoronal odontogenic cyst or neoplasm is the primary cause for this abnormality. This case report describes the clinical and radiographic features of an ameloblastic fibro-odontoma in a young child, who presented with delayed eruption of the primary mandibular canine and prominent buccal expansion. A differential diagnosis for mixed, radiolucent and radiopaque lesions of the jaws will be discussed.