A MULTIPLE TOOTH TALE: A UNIQUE CASE REPORT OF 33 ODONTOMES
- Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, J&K, India.
- Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, J&K, India.
- Professor & Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, J&K, India.
- Assistant Professor,Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, J&K, India.
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Odontomas are benign asymptomatic lesions associated with delayed eruption or detected accidently on radiographic examination. This is a case report of female patient aged eight years with chief compliant of non-eruption of maxillary central incisor. On radiographic examination, multiple denticles were seen hindering path of eruption of permanent central incisor. The treatment protocol followed was surgical removal of odontoma encouraging eruption. Early recognition allows better prognosis by preventing alterations in surrounding hard and soft tissues.
[Shajaratul Yakeen Nabi, Nidha Farooq, Nazia Lone and Mohsin Sidiq (2023); A MULTIPLE TOOTH TALE: A UNIQUE CASE REPORT OF 33 ODONTOMES Int. J. of Adv. Res. 11 (Aug). 721-725] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
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