Osteomatous changes and tooth abnormalities found in the jaw of patients with adenomatosis coli

Oral findings on the panoramic tomograms of fifty-two patients with adenomatosis coli (AC) are presented. Osteomatous lesions, embedded teeth, and supernumerary teeth were found more frequently in AC patients than in a normal population. The osteomatous lesions were found in more than 80 percent of the AC patients, and the average number of such lesions per patient was 4.7. In a normal population, 15 percent had the osteomatous lesions, and the average number per patient was 1.1. The panoramic tomograms of twelve AC patients who had more than six osteomatous lesions showed very characteristic images. The possibility of early detection of AC through oral radiographic findings is suggested.