Clinico-Radio-Histopathological Aspects of a Compound Odontome with Impacted Deciduous Canine: An Uncommon Case Report
Anwesha Paul
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kolkata, India.
Sudeshna Bagchi *
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kolkata, India.
Sk. Abdul Mahmud
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kolkata, India.
Swapan Kumar Purkait
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna, India.
Rudra Prasad Chatterjee
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kolkata, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Odontomes are hamartomatous lesions of odontogenic origin, classified under ‘Benign Mixed Epithelial & Mesenchymal Odontogenic Tumors’ by WHO 2022. They are mostly detected as incidental findings on standard radiographs due to their slow growth and benign behaviour. Occasionally, they may cause complications such as delayed tooth eruption, impaction, deflection, or retention of teeth. Only 2% cases have shown impaction of a deciduous tooth. We hereby report a case of a compound odontoma in a 5-year-old child causing impaction of a deciduous canine.
Keywords: Compound Odontome, Primary dentition, Maxilla, Impacted deciduous