INTRODUCTION Odontomas constitute a developmental defect of hard dental tissues and are classified as benign odontogenic tumours. They are composed of all dental structures and tissues: enamel, dentin, cementum and pulp. As regards histomorphological features, two types of odontomas have been differentiated: complex and compound. Odontomas represent from 4.7% to 76% of odontogenic tumours. Thei...

Cemento-ossifying fibroma (COF) is a rare benign fibro-osseous tumor. The radiographic and clinical features of this lesion are unpredictable and variable. In this report, the pa ent was a 12-year old girl with a painless swelling which demonstrated an opaque lesion with radiolucent zone to involve left posterior portion of the mandible on panoramic radiography. The radiographic manifestation o...

Odontomas are the most common type of odontogenic tumors and account for approximately 22% of maxillary odontogenic tumors [1-3]. They are considered to be developmental anomalies rather than true neoplasms [4]. They are generally asymptomatic [1]. The term odontoma was coined by Paul Broca in 1867. The World Health Organization (WHO) 2005 has categorized odontomas based on the histopathologica...

The process of tooth eruption is very complex, and many of its factors remain unknown. Although radiographic features can provide clues into the eruptive potential of a tooth, underlying factors that affect tooth development and eruption are not as well defined, ranging from local disturbances to systemic disease. In addition, it is difficult to predict which teeth will require treatment and wh...

a case of a compound odontoma which caused delayed eruption of right maxillary central incisor in a ten year old girl is presented with clinical and radiographic findings. the patient presented with complaint of a hard painless swelling in the right anterior region of the maxilla and absence of right maxillary central incisor. after clinical examination, periapical and occlusal radiographs of t...

Introduction: Odontogenictumours cover a wide and diverse spectrum of tumours. Some odontogenictumours have a varied etiopathogenesis and share a presentation very similar to hybrid odontogenictumours. Ameloblastic fibroodontoma is one such Radhika Manoj Bavle1, Makarla Soumya2, K. Paremala2, Hosthor Sreelatha S.3, M. Sudhakara2, Venugopal Reshma3 Affiliations: 1M.D.S, Professor & Head, Departm...