Compound Odontoma-Diagnosis and Treatment in Ped?atr?c Dent?stry: Three Case Reports

Alem Coşgun, Behiye Sezgin Bolgül, Ezgi Meriç and Berk Turgay

Department of Pedodontics, Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey
Department of Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery, Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey

^*Correspondance to: Behiye Sezgin Bolg�l 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1971

Abstract

Odontomas are the most common odontogenic tumors. They are considered to be hamartomas rather than neoplasms, and are composed of natural teeth tissues: enamel, dentin, and cementum and pulp tissue. They are broadly classified into compound odontoma (small tooth like structures) and complex odontoma (a conglomeration of dentin, enamel and cementum). Generally, odontomas have been associated with trauma during primary dentition as well as with inflammatory and infectious processes, hereditary anomalies (Gardner syndrome, Hermann's syndrome), odontoblastic hyperactivity and alterations in the genetic components responsible for controlling dental development. This study presents three cases of odontoma and treatments.

Keywords

Compound odontoma; Child; Tumors

Cite the article

behiyebolguCo?gun A, Bolg�l BS, Meri� E, Turgay B. Compound Odontoma-Diagnosis and Treatment in Ped?atr?c Dent?stry: Three Case Reports. Clin Surg. 2018; 3: 1971.