ERUPTED COMPLEX ODONTOME WITH AN IMPACTED MAXILLARY SECOND MOLAR: A UNIQUE CASE REPORT
Dr. Bilahari. N*, Dr. Vikas Elias Kuruvilla, Dr.Anoop Kumar, Dr. Suresh K V
ABSTRACT
Odontomas are the most common benign, slow-growing and non aggressive odontogenic tumors of the jaws. Basically compound and complex odontomes occurring in anterior maxillary and posterior mandibular region are the common variants. The eruption of an odontoma is uncommon and very few cases are reported in the literature. This paper reports a case of an erupted complex odontoma with an impacted permanent tooth in upper posterior jaw which is an unlikely site for the same.
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