title: Peripheral compound odontoma erupting in the gingiva.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Peripheral odontoma arising in the extraosseous soft tissues is rare and if not removed early, may enlarge over time and eventually erupt in the oral cavity.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 15-year-old girl presented with "denticles on the gingiva". During the intraoral examination, seven small tooth-like structures were found. These were exposed in the anterior left gingiva between the permanent maxillary lateral incisor and canine teeth, and the left first premolar was absent. Radiographic examination revealed irregular tooth-like structures without evidence of bone involvement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The lesion was surgically removed, and the specimens were analyzed histopathologically. The diagnosis of compound odontoma was established.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the twelfth reported case of peripheral odontoma in the gingiva and the first one that erupted in the oral cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinic and Surgery, Area Stomatology, Alfenas Federal University, Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: João A C
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hanemann
authors.forename: Denise T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Natália Galvão
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Mariana R G
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Alessandro A C
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009810:Odontoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery