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Combined Surgical and Orthodontic Treatment of Complex Odontoma in Growing Patients: Presentation of Two Cases


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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
  2. Department of Interdisciplinary Dentistry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.
Abstract

Odontomas are the most common mixed odontogenic tumors and may cause impaction of adjacent teeth and masticatory disorders. Treatment of tooth impaction caused by the presence of odontomas is related to their stages of root development and their positions in the alveolar bone. The aim of this case report is to present the combined surgical and orthodontic treatment in growing patients with odontomas and to discuss the treatment outcomes. Two growing patients, an 8-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl, with large odontomas in the posterior maxillary region of the maxilla were presented. The tumors were found during a radiological examination, and the first molars on the affected sides were impacted due to the presence of odontomas.  The treatment plans included the surgical removal of the tumors. In the case of the younger patient, the impacted developing molar erupted spontaneously in the oral cavity one year and two months after surgery. An orthodontic traction of the impacted molar was successfully applied in the older patient. The presence of a large odontoma in the posterior segments may lead to a displacement and impaction of neighboring molars and malformation of their roots. Spontaneous eruption of the affected molar can be expected if the tumor is diagnosed and removed early before its root formation is completed; otherwise, an orthodontic extrusion is needed. Interdisciplinary cooperation is important to diagnose and plan the dental treatment in young patients with odontomas.


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Najbar I, Rybak Z, Surdacka A. Combined Surgical and Orthodontic Treatment of Complex Odontoma in Growing Patients: Presentation of Two Cases. Ann Orthod Periodontics Spec. 2022;2:85-97. https://doi.org/10.51847/7rcIMMc1VE
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Najbar, I., Rybak, Z., & Surdacka, A. (2022). Combined Surgical and Orthodontic Treatment of Complex Odontoma in Growing Patients: Presentation of Two Cases. Annals of Orthodontics and Periodontics Specialty, 2, 85-97. https://doi.org/10.51847/7rcIMMc1VE
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