title: [Benign odontogenic tumor in the lower jaw: A case report].
abstract: Odontomas are classified within the group of odontogenic epithelial tumors with odontogenic ectomesenchyme with or without hard tissue formation. Together with ameloblastomas and keratocystic odontogenic tumors they are counted among the most common odontogenic tumors. Their growth is self-limiting and mostly, they are discovered accidentally as part of a x-ray examination. A common finding is that odontomas are associated with an unerupted permanent tooth. The aim of the present case report is to present the step-by-step procedure of a surgical odontoma removal in the lingual premolar/canine area of the lower jaw.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer-, Gesichtschirurgie, Oralchirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Renzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bassetti
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tomasetti
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crameri
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuttenberger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009810:Odontoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic
keywords: Odontogener Tumor; WHO-Klassifikation; Kiefertumoren; Odontom; komplexes Odontom; zusammengesetztes Odontom