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Shivanand B Bagewadi1, Rahul Kukreja1, Gundareddy N Suma1
1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS Centre for Dental Studies and Research, Murad Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Imaging Science in Dentistry
|March 21, 2015
Summary
Complex odontomas are rare dental tumors. This report details an unusually large, painless complex odontoma in the mandible, highlighting its uncommon presentation and eruption potential.
Area of Science:
- Dentistry
- Oral Pathology
- Developmental Biology
Background:
- Odontomas are benign, hamartomatous developmental malformations of tooth substances.
- They can be compound or complex, based on differentiation and resemblance to normal teeth.
- Complex odontomas are rare, typically asymptomatic, but can cause facial asymmetry if large.
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