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An odontoma found in the wake of maxillary sinusitis onset
Megumi Sotobori1, Kohei Marukawa1, Masatoshi Higuchi1
1Division of Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato Chuo, Chuo-shi, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan.
Abstract:
Sinusitis of dental origin is a relatively frequent entity, and odontomas are considered to be the most common odontogenic tumors of the oral cavity. Eruption and infection of odontomas are extremely rare. Here, we report an interesting case where odontoma was found in the wake of the maxillary sinusitis onset.
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