title: Peripheral complex odontoma in a pediatric dental patient: a case report.
abstract: Odontomas are the most commonly occurring benign odontogenic tumors of the jaws. Although a majority of odontomas are intraosseous, there are case reports of odontomas that erupted into the oral cavity. Even less common are peripheral or soft-tissue odontomas, only a few of which have been reported to date. We report a peripheral odontoma that arose in the alveolar mucosa of the posterior maxilla in a young child. The diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prognosis of this entity will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Melina Amy
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ilief-Ala
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mathieu
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009810:Odontoma / Q000473:pathology*