title: Dilated odontome in the mandibular third molar region.
abstract: The dilated odontome is the most severe form of the dens invaginatus (dens in dente), which is extremely rare in the mandible, especially in the molar region. A case is reported in a 28-year-old female with an unusual ringlike radiopaque appearance of the mandibular third right molar on panoramic x-ray. CT scan findings were suggestive that the intraosseous circular radiopaque formation was a dilated odontome. The alveotomy of the "tooth" was performed, and histopathological analysis of the inner and surrounding soft tissue revealed a diagnosis consistent with a dilated odontome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cuković-Bagić
authors.forename: Darko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Macan
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dumancić
authors.forename: Spomenka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manojlović
authors.forename: Josip
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003719:Dens in Dente / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014081:Tooth Extraction