Ectopic Compound Odontoma in the Buccal Mucosa: Report of a Rare Case

Ectopic Compound Odontoma in the Buccal Mucosa: Report of a Rare Case

Eruption of tooth into extraosseous locations is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of a six-year-old girl child with tooth-like structure erupting from the right buccal mucosa. Clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic examination suggested the diagnosis of compound odontoma. Very few...

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Main Authors: Aparna Venigalla, Leela Krishna Guttikonda, Hasini Nelakurthi, Suresh Babburi, Soujanya Pinisetti, Ajay Banerji Kotti, Lavanya Kalapala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/835171
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spelling doaj-886ebf30c0024f749d53412ffea42c752021-07-02T15:30:46ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552015-01-01201510.1155/2015/835171835171Ectopic Compound Odontoma in the Buccal Mucosa: Report of a Rare CaseAparna Venigalla0Leela Krishna Guttikonda1Hasini Nelakurthi2Suresh Babburi3Soujanya Pinisetti4Ajay Banerji Kotti5Lavanya Kalapala6Department of Oral Pathology, Drs Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh 521 286, IndiaDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Drs Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh 521 286, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Drs Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh 521 286, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Drs Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh 521 286, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Drs Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh 521 286, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Drs Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh 521 286, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Drs Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh 521 286, IndiaEruption of tooth into extraosseous locations is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of a six-year-old girl child with tooth-like structure erupting from the right buccal mucosa. Clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic examination suggested the diagnosis of compound odontoma. Very few cases have been reported so far, where tooth has been located completely in the soft tissue and a variety of names have been used for that condition. A brief review of the literature and the ambiguity in naming the situation is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/835171
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author Aparna Venigalla
Leela Krishna Guttikonda
Hasini Nelakurthi
Suresh Babburi
Soujanya Pinisetti
Ajay Banerji Kotti
Lavanya Kalapala
spellingShingle Aparna Venigalla
Leela Krishna Guttikonda
Hasini Nelakurthi
Suresh Babburi
Soujanya Pinisetti
Ajay Banerji Kotti
Lavanya Kalapala
Ectopic Compound Odontoma in the Buccal Mucosa: Report of a Rare Case
Case Reports in Dentistry
author_facet Aparna Venigalla
Leela Krishna Guttikonda
Hasini Nelakurthi
Suresh Babburi
Soujanya Pinisetti
Ajay Banerji Kotti
Lavanya Kalapala
author_sort Aparna Venigalla
title Ectopic Compound Odontoma in the Buccal Mucosa: Report of a Rare Case
title_short Ectopic Compound Odontoma in the Buccal Mucosa: Report of a Rare Case
title_full Ectopic Compound Odontoma in the Buccal Mucosa: Report of a Rare Case
title_fullStr Ectopic Compound Odontoma in the Buccal Mucosa: Report of a Rare Case
title_full_unstemmed Ectopic Compound Odontoma in the Buccal Mucosa: Report of a Rare Case
title_sort ectopic compound odontoma in the buccal mucosa: report of a rare case
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Dentistry
issn 2090-6447
2090-6455
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Eruption of tooth into extraosseous locations is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of a six-year-old girl child with tooth-like structure erupting from the right buccal mucosa. Clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic examination suggested the diagnosis of compound odontoma. Very few cases have been reported so far, where tooth has been located completely in the soft tissue and a variety of names have been used for that condition. A brief review of the literature and the ambiguity in naming the situation is discussed.
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