Surgical Removal of an Odontome: A Case Report.

Odontomas are the most common odontogenic tumors. They are broadly classified in to Compound Odontoma and Complex Odontoma. Among them complex odontoma is a rare tumor. Occasionally this tumor becomes large, causing expansion of bone followed by facial asymmetry. Otherwise these tumors are asymptomatic and are generally diagnosed on radiographic examination. This is a case report of a male patient, 27 years old who visited the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital with a chief complaint of missing tooth in the left anterior region. A calcified mass was seen in the radiograph and was provisionally diagnosed as odontoma following which the odontoma was enucleated.