An odontoma causing a delay in teeth eruption in an 11-year old boy. Case report

Authors

  • Ewelina Bracik Student’s Research Circle, Chair and Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lublin
  • Karolina Buczyńska Student’s Research Circle, Chair and Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lublin
  • Tomasz Krzysztof Bąk Chair and Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lublin
  • Anna Gawęda Chair and Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lublin
  • Jolanta Wojciechowicz Chair and Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lublin
  • Tomasz Tomaszewski Chair and Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lublin

Keywords

odontoma, teeth development, odontogenic tumor

Abstract

Odontomas are the benign tumors, which are usually discovered by chance in radiographic images taken because of anomalies such as delayed eruption of teeth or malocclusion. Case study shows the course of diagnosis of an asymptomatic odontoma  in youth, followed by a failure in teeth development.

Author Biographies

Tomasz Krzysztof Bąk, Chair and Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lublin

M.D.,D.D.S.

Jolanta Wojciechowicz, Chair and Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lublin

D.D.S.,Ph.D.

Downloads

Published

2018-01-31

How to Cite

1.
BRACIK, Ewelina, BUCZYŃSKA, Karolina, BĄK, Tomasz Krzysztof, GAWĘDA, Anna, WOJCIECHOWICZ, Jolanta and TOMASZEWSKI, Tomasz. An odontoma causing a delay in teeth eruption in an 11-year old boy. Case report. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. Online. 31 January 2018. Vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 181-185. [Accessed 1 July 2025].

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Case Reports

License

The periodical offers access to content in the Open Access system under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Stats

Number of views and downloads: 399
Number of citations: 0