Complex odontoma: report of two unusual cases

Odontomas are the most common benign, slow-growing and nonaggressive odontogenic tumors of the jaws. They are usually clinically asymptomatic and are diagnosed on routine radiological examination in the second decade of life. The eruption and infection of odontomas are uncommon and very few cases ar...

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Main Authors: Santosh Patil, D. N. S. V. Ramesh, A. R. Kalla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2015-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
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Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641251
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description Odontomas are the most common benign, slow-growing and nonaggressive odontogenic tumors of the jaws. They are usually clinically asymptomatic and are diagnosed on routine radiological examination in the second decade of life. The eruption and infection of odontomas are uncommon and very few cases are reported in the literature. This paper reports two cases of complex odontomas with such unusual features.
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spelling doaj.art-9ac6e9b1af9c40bab1787e090662b38a2022-12-21T22:06:05ZengUniversidade Estadual de CampinasBrazilian Journal of Oral Sciences1677-32252015-10-0111410.20396/bjos.v11i4.8641251Complex odontoma: report of two unusual casesSantosh Patil0D. N. S. V. Ramesh1A. R. Kalla2Jodhpur National UniversityNavodaya dental College and hospitalS. N. Medical College, JodhpurOdontomas are the most common benign, slow-growing and nonaggressive odontogenic tumors of the jaws. They are usually clinically asymptomatic and are diagnosed on routine radiological examination in the second decade of life. The eruption and infection of odontomas are uncommon and very few cases are reported in the literature. This paper reports two cases of complex odontomas with such unusual features.https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641251OdontomaErupted odontomaOdontogenic tumors
spellingShingle Santosh Patil
D. N. S. V. Ramesh
A. R. Kalla
Complex odontoma: report of two unusual cases
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
Odontoma
Erupted odontoma
Odontogenic tumors
title Complex odontoma: report of two unusual cases
title_full Complex odontoma: report of two unusual cases
title_fullStr Complex odontoma: report of two unusual cases
title_full_unstemmed Complex odontoma: report of two unusual cases
title_short Complex odontoma: report of two unusual cases
title_sort complex odontoma report of two unusual cases
topic Odontoma
Erupted odontoma
Odontogenic tumors
url https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641251
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