Management of Odontoma like Malformation Associated with Unerupted Permanent Maxillary Central Incisor- a Report of Two Cases- Juniper Publishers
Juniper Publishers-Open Access Journal of Dentistry & Oral Health Abstract Odontomas are hamartomous lesions or malformations rather than true neoplasm and are frequent cause of impaction, delayed eruption of permanent teeth or retention of primary teeth. This present case report documents the surgical management of two cases of odontoma like malformations causing the impaction of permanent maxillary central incisor. Early diagnoses of such cases are very important to prevent future complications in dental arch development and establishment of occlusion. Keywords: Odontoma; Impaction; Spontaneous eruption Go to Introduction Odontomas are the slow growing, non- aggressive, mixed benign malformations that represents approx. 22% of all odontogenic tumors of the jaw .They are the developmental anomalies that results from the growth of completely differentiated epithelial and mesenchymal cells that give rise to ameloblasts and odontobl...