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ArticleCureus2024

Unveiling the Mysteries of a Composite Compound Odontoma: Insights From the Management of a Rare Entity.

Aakash Gupta, Tarun Kumar Singh, Ashish J Johnson, Rukhsar Showkat

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aakash GuptaConservative Dentistry and Endodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Bathinda, IND.
Tarun Kumar SinghConservative Dentistry and Endodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Bathinda, IND.
Ashish J JohnsonConservative Dentistry and Endodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Bathinda, IND.
Rukhsar ShowkatDentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Bathinda, IND.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Odontomas are one of the slow-growing odontogenic tumors. They are not a true neoplasm and are considered to be hamartoma. Odontomas consist of four distinct tissues, i.e., enamel, dentin, pulp, and cementum. Odontomas develop from fibroepithelial and undifferentiated mesenchymal cells which are essential for the development of the tooth. These are mostly asymptomatic and are incidentally detected on routine radiographic examination. This case report presents a unique case of a composite compound odontoma in an adult patient with flaring of teeth. A 28-year-old male patient reported to the Department of Dentistry for the correction of spacing in the upper front tooth region. Prompt diagnosis and management, including odontoma removal and aesthetic correction, were initiated. This case highlights the possibility of the presence of malformed tooth-like structures associated with flaring of teeth. It also focuses on the need for increased vigilance in individuals undergoing aesthetic correction procedures in the anterior maxillary region.

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compound odontomascystic enucleationhamartomatous malformationhard structuresoral cavity

Identifiers

PMID38389639
PMCPMC10882953
OpenAlexW4391136534

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