title: An Erupted Dilated Odontoma: A Rare Presentation.
abstract: A dilated odontoma is an extremely rare developmental anomaly represented as a dilatation of the crown and root as a consequence of a deep, enamel-lined invagination and is considered a severe variant of dens invaginatus. An oval shape of the tooth lacking morphological characteristics of a crown or root implies that the invagination happened in the initial stages of morphodifferentiation. Spontaneous eruption of an odontoma is a rare occurrence and the occurrence of a dilated odontoma in a supernumerary tooth is even rarer with only a few case reports documented in the English literature. We present an extremely rare case of erupted dilated odontoma occurring in the supernumerary tooth in anterior maxillary region in an 18-year-old male, which, to the best of our knowledge, is the first ever case reported in English literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, Haryana 121002, India.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Ahead Academy, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi 11060, India.
authors.forename: Amritpreet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagra
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, Haryana 121002, India.
authors.forename: Gurkeerat
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, PDM Dental College and Research Institute, Bahadurgarh, Haryana 124507, India.
authors.forename: Archna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagpal
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Kalka Dental College, Meerut 250006, India.
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soin
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, Haryana 121002, India.
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhardwaj