title: Complex Odontome associated with Maxillary Impacted Permanent Central Incisor: A Case Report.
abstract: Odontomas, the most often seen ones among odontogenic tumors, are usually asymptomatic and discovered in routine radiographic examinations. Frequently it may interfere with the eruption of teeth. The purpose of this article is to present and discuss the case of a 12-year old child with a complex odontome, obstructing the eruption of left maxillary permanent central incisor. Radio opaque calcified masses were revealed in the radiograph and the masses were surgically removed to facilitate the eruption of the tooth. How to cite this article: Shetty RM, Halawar S, Reddy H, Rath S, Shetty S, Deoghare A. Complex Odontome associated with Maxillary Impacted Permanent Central Incisor: A Case Report. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2013;6(1):58-61.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Raghavendra M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Sangamesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halawar
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Hanumanth
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Sunaina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Anushka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deoghare
keywords: Complex odontome; Impacted incisor; Ligature hook