Infected Complex Odontoma: A Case Report

Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi

Prasanna Kumar Rao¹  Rachana V. Prabhu²  Shaul Hameed³  Prathima Shetty³  Laxmikanth Chatra⁴  Prashanth Shenai⁵  Veena KM⁵  Tashika Kushraj⁶  Shanthala Damodar⁷ 

[1] Associate professor, department of oral medicineandradiology, yenepoya university, Mangalore,India;Reader, department of oral medicineandradiology, yenepoya university, Mangalore,India;department of oral medicineandradiology, yenepoya university, Mangalore,India;professorandhead, department of oral medicineandradiology, yenepoya university, Mangalore,India;professor, department of oral medicineandradiology, yenepoya university, Mangalore,India ;reader, department of oral medicineandradiology, yenepoya university, Mangalore,India;department of oral medicineandradiology, yenepoya university, Mangalore,India ;

关键词: Odontoma;    hamartoma;    computed tomography (CT);   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Odontoma represent a hamartomatous malformation. They are usually asymptomatic and are diagnosed on routine radiological examination. Infection of an odontome is very uncommon. Few cases of infected odontoma are reported in the literature. We report a special case of infected complex odontoma and perforation of the cheeks with a tooth impacted upon along with computed tomographic (CT) image. Thus, making the present case unusual. [Cukurova Med J 2015; 40(2.000): 379-383]

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