title: A compound composite odontoma associated with unerupted permanent incisor--a case report.
abstract: Odontomas are the most common type of odontogenic tumors and generally they are asymptomatic. Frequently it may interfere with the eruption of the teeth. This is a case report of a compound composite odontoma in a 9 year old girl, which results in failure of eruption of the permanent upper right central incisor while the contralateral tooth had erupted. A calcified mass was seen in the radiograph and was provisionally diagnosed as odontoma following which the odontoma was enucleated. Routine follow up was done for more than a year and no recurrence was seen. This case report indicates that early diagnosis and management ensures better prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Uthandi, Chennai, India.
authors.lastname: Zoremchhingi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mungara
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D009810:Odontoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000209:etiology*