Management of compound odontoma in a 10-year-old girl preserving the associated impacted permanent tooth

Authors:

D. Tripodi
Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
V. Perrotti
Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
M. Latrofa
Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
S. D'Ercole
Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
L. Artese
Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
A. Piattelli
Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy

ABSTRACT

Aim

Compound odontoma has been reported to be the most common of all odontogenic neoplasms and tumor-
like lesions. Only rarely the treatment of this lesion in association with an impacted tooth has been reported. CASE REPORT:
A compound odontoma in a 10-year-old girl, associated with an impacted permanent incisor is described, focusing on the
diagnosis and the importance of early treatment of this lesion. The patient underwent surgical excision of the lesion and it
was decided to wait for the spontaneous eruption of the impacted tooth. After 6 months no eruption was observed and thus
the orthodontic treatment was deemed necessary. At the one-year follow-up, the tooth was brought into the maxillary
arch.

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Publication date:

Oct /2012

Keywords:

compound odontoma, impacted tooth, orthodontic therapy

Issue:

Vol.13 – n.3 suppl/2012

Page:

268 – 271

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:

Harvard: D. Tripodi, V. Perrotti, M. Latrofa, S. D'Ercole, L. Artese, A. Piattelli (2012) "Management of compound odontoma in a 10-year-old girl preserving the associated impacted permanent tooth", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 13(3 suppl), pp268-271. doi:

Vancouver: D. Tripodi, V. Perrotti, M. Latrofa, S. D'Ercole, L. Artese, A. Piattelli. Management of compound odontoma in a 10-year-old girl preserving the associated impacted permanent tooth. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2012Oct.1 [cited 2023Mar.25];13(3 suppl):268-271. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/management-of-compound-odontoma-in-a-10-year-old-girl-preserving-the-associated-impacted-permanent-tooth/

MLA: D. Tripodi, V. Perrotti, M. Latrofa, S. D'Ercole, L. Artese, A. Piattelli Management of compound odontoma in a 10-year-old girl preserving the associated impacted permanent tooth. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2012;13(3 suppl):268-271

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