To research the clinical and paraclinical characteristic of odontomas

ABSTRACT

All cases of odontoma treated at Hanoi Institute of Odonto-maxillo facial Institute from 1994 to 2004 were investigated. Odontoma had been occurred at any age group, the lowest was 6, the highest was 67 and mean age 20.59 years. 58.82% of Odontoma had been occurred in the upper maxial bone, 41.18% in the lower. Common clinical sumptoms were bone swell in 88.24% of cases, permanent loss of tooth 47.06%, existing milk tooth in 76.47%, pain in 11.76%. In 47.06% the pre-operative diagnosis was agreed with patho-anatomical diagnosis and 93.33% of preoperative diagnosis with pathoanatomical diagnosis Odontoma complex accounted for 73.33% and odontoma compound 26.67%.