Open AccessCompound composite odontome erupting into the oral cavity: A rare entity
Author(s) -
Sunira Chandra,
Anjana Bagewadi,
Vaishali Keluskar,
Kunal Sah
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.68591
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , oral cavity , medicine , odontogenic , radiography , dentistry , orthodontics , radiology , pathology
Odontomas are the most common odontogenic tumors. They are usually asymptomatic and are often discovered during routine radiography. Eruption of an odontome into the oral cavity is rare. Odontomas are the most common odontogenic tumors. They are usually asymptomatic and are often discovered during routine radiography. Eruption of an odontome into the oral cavity is rare. We report an unusual case of erupting compound composite odontoma. we report an unusual case of erupting compound composite odontoma.