title: Bilateral coronoid hypoplasia and complex odontoma: a rare concurrence of developmental pathology and odontogenic tumour of the mandible.
abstract: We present a rare case of concurrent bilateral coronoid hypoplasia and complex odontoma in the mandible, with replacement of missing posterior teeth in both sides of the lower jaw. A 20-year-old woman was diagnosed with bilateral occurrence of coronoid hypoplasia and unerupted complex odontoma after radiographic and histopathological examination. The patient was surgically treated with complete removal of the unerupted complex odontoma and prosthetic replacement of the missing teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Mohd Arif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SIBAR Institution of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ravikiran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alaparthi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SIBAR Institution of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Samatha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yalamanchili
authors.affiliation: Dentistry Programme, The University of The West Indies, Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica.
authors.forename: Arvind Babu Rajendra
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Santosh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007569:Jaw Abnormalities / Q000150:complications*; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000002:abnormalities; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009810:Odontoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult