odontoma
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An odontoma, also known as an odontome, is a benign tumour linked to tooth development. Specifically, it is a dental hamartoma, meaning that it is composed of normal dental tissue that has grown in an irregular way. It includes both odontogenic hard and soft tissues. As with normal tooth development, odontomas stop growing once mature which makes them benign.
Key facts
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- Odontoma
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Odontome
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- Medical condition (new).field
- Dentistry
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Health references
- ICD-10
- D16.00 — Benign neoplasm of scapula and long bones of unspecified upper limb
Research
1,828 papers- Peripheral developing odontoma: Is it so rare?Journal of cutaneous pathology · 2021
- Ameloblastic Fibro-Odontoma.Fetal and pediatric pathology · 2023
- Revisiting the History of Odontoma, with Special Reference to Its Original Illustration.Head and neck pathology · 2023
- Peripheral compound odontoma: A rare case report and literature review.Journal of cutaneous pathology · 2020
- Ameloblastic Fibro-Odontoma.Journal of dentistry for children (Chicago, Ill.) · 2018
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Clinical Trials
1 registered- NACOMPLETEDComputer Guided Buccal Cortical Plate Separation for Removal of Calcified Benign Odontogenic Tumors Affecting Mandibular Angle RegionCairo University · NCT05329974
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Types
- Histopathology
- Presentation
- Aetiology
- Gardner's syndrome
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
- References
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An odontoma, also known as an odontome, is a benign tumour linked to tooth development. Specifically, it is a dental hamartoma, meaning that it is composed of normal dental tissue that has grown in an irregular way. It includes both odontogenic hard and soft tissues. As with normal tooth development, odontomas stop growing once mature which makes them benign.
The average age of people found with an odontoma is 14. The condition is frequently associated with one or more unerupted teeth and is often detected through failure of teeth to erupt at the expected time. Though most cases are found impacted within the jaw there are instances where odontomas have erupted into the oral cavity.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “odontoma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.