Akerzoul Narjiss, Chbicheb Saliha, El Wady Wafaa
Department Of Oral Surgery, C.C.D.T, Faculty Of Dentistry, University Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Open Dent J. 2017 Jun 30;11:413-419. doi: 10.2174/1874210601711010413. eCollection 2017.
Odontomas are considered as benign tumors of odontogenic tissue origin and are more over non-aggressive. They can also be categorized as hamartomas and are a result of developmental malformation of odontogenic tissues. As the name suggests, they are composed of mature tooth substances. They possess limited and slow growth potential and are well differentiated. They can be ectodermal, mesodermal or mixed in origin. Mixed variety may be further divided into compound or complex depending upon their radio-graphical resemblance to the tooth. Compound odontomes are reported to be twice more common than complex odontomes. Among them, complex odontomes are asymptomatic unless they cause bony expansion of the jaws.
This paper aims to report and discuss a case of complex odontoma with unusually large size leading to gross facial asymmetry. Further this paper will highlight the important information the general dental practitioner must possess to diagnose such lesions at an early stage.
Odontomas are benign odontogenic tumors with unusually large size leading to gross facial asymmetry. The general dental practitioners must possess the knowledge and important information to diagnose such lesions at an early stage.
牙瘤被认为是牙源性组织起源的良性肿瘤，而且侵袭性较低。它们也可归类为错构瘤，是牙源性组织发育畸形的结果。顾名思义，它们由成熟的牙齿物质组成。它们的生长潜力有限且缓慢，分化良好。其起源可以是外胚层、中胚层或混合性的。混合性牙瘤可根据其影像学上与牙齿的相似性进一步分为复合性或复杂性。据报道，复合性牙瘤比复杂性牙瘤常见两倍。其中，复杂性牙瘤通常无症状，除非它们导致颌骨骨质膨胀。
本文旨在报告并讨论一例体积异常巨大导致严重面部不对称的复杂性牙瘤病例。此外，本文将强调普通牙科医生在早期诊断此类病变时必须掌握的重要信息。
牙瘤是良性牙源性肿瘤，体积异常巨大导致严重面部不对称。普通牙科医生必须具备相关知识和重要信息以便在早期诊断此类病变。
