title: Surgical management of a large complex odontoma of the mandibular angle-ramus region through intra-oral buccal approach--A case report.
abstract: Large complex odontomas of the jaws are rare. A report of a large complex odontoma of the mandibular angle-ramus region enucleated through intra-oral buccal approach is presented. A review of the literature on different modalities of treatment is also undertaken. A large expansile complex odontoma of the angle-ramus region of the mandible was excised through an intraoral buccal approach under general anaesthesia. Recovery and immediate post-operative period were uneventful. There was no altered sensation in the distribution of the inferior alveolar nerve and lingual nerve; and wound healing was satisfactory. Post-operative radiograph 2 years after the operation showed satisfactory bone regeneration. Intraoral buccal approach to large complex odontomas of the angle-ramus region of the mandible is a relatively safe procedure with minimal complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos,Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Ogunlewe
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Adeyemo
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ladeinde
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Bamgbose
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Ajayi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009810:Odontoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D010521:Periosteum / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography