Compound composite odontoma with unusual number of denticles – A rare entity

Sharma, Urvashi; Sharma, Rahul; Gulati, Anubha; Yadav, Renu; Gauba, Krishan

doi:10.1016/j.sdentj.2010.04.009

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Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 145-149, July 2010

Compound composite odontoma with unusual number of denticles – A rare entity

Urvashi Sharma
- Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Punjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh, India
- Corresponding author. Address: House No. 433, Sector 37-A, Chandigarh, India. Tel.: +91 172 2691433; fax: +91 172 2724912.
Rahul Sharma
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Punjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh, India
Anubha Gulati
- Department of Oral Pathology, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Punjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh, India
Renu Yadav
- Department of Oral Pathology, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Punjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh, India
Krishan Gauba
- Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Punjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh, India

Received 5 September 2009; received in revised form 7 November 2009; accepted 25 December 2009.

Abstract

Compound odontoma is stated to be a hamartomatous lesion rather than a true odontogenic tumour. It has an unknown etiology and often suspected when there are retained deciduous teeth in children. Early detection and surgical enucleation of the tumour is recommended to prevent impaction of unerupted teeth. In this index case, multiple denticles or rudimentary teeth, numbering 37 were enucleated from the maxillary anterior region of a 17-year old male, which makes this case unusual. Evidence of concrescence, fusion and dilaceration were observed in the denticles enucleated, the size of which varied from 4mm to 12.5mm.