IMPACTION OF PRIMARY TEETH ASSOCIATED WITH ODONTOMA: CASE REPORTS

Kim, Jung-Woo; Shin, Teo-Jeon; Hyun, Hong-Keun; Kim, Young-Jae; Kim, Jung-Wook; Jang, Ki-Taeg Jang; Kim, Chong-Chul; Lee, Sang-Hoon

Journal of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 2012;39(1):36-42.
Published online February 29, 2012.

IMPACTION OF PRIMARY TEETH ASSOCIATED WITH ODONTOMA: CASE REPORTS

Jung-Woo Kim, Teo-Jeon Shin, Hong-Keun Hyun, Young-Jae Kim, Jung-Wook Kim, Ki-Taeg Jang Jang, Chong-Chul Kim, Sang-Hoon Lee

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University

치아종에 의한 유치의 매복: 증례 보고

김정우, 현홍근, 김영재, 김정욱, 장기택, 김종철, 한세현, 이상훈

서울대학교 치의학대학원 소아치과학교실

Correspondence: Sang-Hoon Lee, Tel: 02-2072-2680, Email: musso@snu.ac.kr

Received: 1 September 2011 • Accepted: 5 January 2012

Abstract

dontomas generally appear as small, solitary, or multiple radio-opaque lesions found on routine radiographic examinations. It is a comparatively common odontogenic tumor, and may lead to interfere with the eruption of its associated tooth. In general, odontomas occur more often in permanent dentition and are very rarely associated with primary teeth. This report deals with five rare cases of primary teeth impaction associated with odontomas, with spontaneous eruption occurring in all five cases after simple surgical removal of the odontoma. Impacted primary teeth may be associated with defects in development and eruption of their permanent successors, and thus long-term observation is necessary until the permanent successors erupt.

Key Words: Odontoma, Primary teeth impaction, Spontaneous eruption