title: Erupted complex odontoma: a case report and literature review.
abstract: A case involving a 17-year-old girl with a large erupted odontoma associated with a deeply impacted mandibular molar is reported. The molar, which previously had been displaced to the border of the mandible, erupted successfully three years after surgical removal of the odontoma. A review of the literature presents guidelines for treating similar cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Litonjua
authors.forename: Lakshmanan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Lucia S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Valderrama
authors.forename: Mirdza E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Neiders
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009810:Odontoma / Q000473:pathology*; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000473:pathology