title: Odontomas.
abstract: A total of 351 odontomas were retrieved and analyzed from 53,824 submitted specimens. The majority (53.6%) were diagnosed in the second decade of life; the most common location was the anterior portion of the maxilla (33.9%), but there was no overall predilection for the maxilla. An associated unerupted tooth was present in at least 47.6% of the cases. Dentigerous cysts were diagnosed in conjunction with 27.6% of the odontomas, and a calcifying and keratinizing odontogenic cyst was seen in 0.9% of the cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Kaugars
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Abbey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology*; D009810:Odontoma / Q000473:pathology*; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000473:pathology