title: Odontoma in an African elephant (Loxodonta africana).
abstract: The first known case of an odontoma in an African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is described. The tumour was fused with the coronal cementum of the sixth right mandibular molar tooth, thus preventing its eruption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Biology, Medical University of Southern Africa, Medunsa.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Raubenheimer
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: van Heerden
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Maré
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004606:Elephants; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000662:veterinary*; D009810:Odontoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*