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Compound Odontoma

MedGen UID:
61468
•Concept ID:
C0205866
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Compound Odontomas; Odontoma, Compound; Odontomas, Compound
SNOMED CT: Compound odontoma (28733007); Compound odontome (28733007)

Definition

A benign, slow growing, and painless hamartomatous tumor occurring in tooth-bearing areas of the jaws. It usually affects children and adolescents. It is characterized by the presence of tooth-like structures. Treatment consists of local excision. Recurrences have not been reported. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCompound Odontoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The epidemiology and management of odontomas: a European multicenter study.
Boffano P, Cavarra F, Brucoli M, Ruslin M, Forouzanfar T, Ridwan-Pramana A, Rodríguez-Santamarta T, de Vicente JC, Starch-Jensen T, Pechalova P, Pavlov N, Doykova I, Konstantinovic VS, Jezdić Z, Barrabé A, Louvrier A, Meyer C, Snäll J, Hagström J, Dovšak T, Birk A, Rocchetti V
Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023 Sep;27(3):479-487. Epub 2022 Jun 17 doi: 10.1007/s10006-022-01091-w. PMID: 35715707
Clinical parameter of odontoma with special emphasis on treatment of impacted teeth-a retrospective multicentre study and literature review.
Kämmerer PW, Schneider D, Schiegnitz E, Schneider S, Walter C, Frerich B, Kunkel M
Clin Oral Investig 2016 Sep;20(7):1827-35. Epub 2015 Nov 27 doi: 10.1007/s00784-015-1673-3. PMID: 26612404

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of compound odontoma with 70 denticles and impacted lateral incisor over an 8-year follow-up.
Jeevarathan J, Jananivinodhini NC, Ponnudurai A, VijayaKumar M, Chidambaranathan KA
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2022 Apr-Jun;40(2):208-212. doi: 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_148_22. PMID: 35859415
Peripheral compound odontoma: A rare case report and literature review.
da Silva Rocha OKM, da Silva Barros CC, da Silva LAB, de Souza Júnior EF, de Morais HHA, da Costa Miguel MC
J Cutan Pathol 2020 Aug;47(8):720-724. Epub 2020 Mar 31 doi: 10.1111/cup.13676. PMID: 32134132
Compound odontoma in the mandible--case study and literature review.
Tuczyńska A, Bartosik D, Abu-Fillat Y, Sołtysik A, Matthews-Brzozowska T
Dev Period Med 2015 Oct-Dec;19(4):484-9. PMID: 26982758
Complex and compound odontomas: Analysis of 69 cases and a rare case of erupted compound odontoma.
Bereket C, Çakır-Özkan N, Şener İ, Bulut E, Tek M
Niger J Clin Pract 2015 Nov-Dec;18(6):726-30. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.154209. PMID: 26289508
An idiosyncratic post-traumatic tetrad: compound odontome, dentigerous cyst, impaction, and double-dilaceration.
Bansal S, Kaur H, Bansal RN, Goyal P
Quintessence Int 2014 Nov-Dec;45(10):885-9. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.a32562. PMID: 25126633

Diagnosis

Revisiting the History of Odontoma, with Special Reference to Its Original Illustration.
Ide F, Sakamoto S, Miyazaki Y, Nishimura M, Muramatsu T, Kikuchi K
Head Neck Pathol 2023 Dec;17(4):976-983. Epub 2023 Oct 19 doi: 10.1007/s12105-023-01593-3. PMID: 37856052Free PMC Article
Compound odontoma in a nine-years-old boy associated with impacted permanent central and lateral incisor - a case report.
Zalan AK, Maxood A, Babar P, Gul A, Nisar H, Anser M
J Pak Med Assoc 2020 Dec;70(12(A)):2277-2280. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.877. PMID: 33475613
Management of a Compound Odontoma in the Primary Dentition.
Altay MA, Ozgur B, Cehreli ZC
J Dent Child (Chic) 2016;83(2):98-101. PMID: 27620522
Compound odontoma associated with impacted maxillary incisors.
Sreedharan S, Krishnan IS
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2012 Jul-Sep;30(3):275-8. doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.105025. PMID: 23263436
Odontoameloblastoma: a case report and a review of the literature.
Martín-Granizo-López R, López-García-Asenjo J, de-Pedro-Marina M, Domínguez-Cuadrado L
Med Oral 2004 Aug-Oct;9(4):340-4. PMID: 15292874

Therapy

Odontoma in the subcondylar region.
Shteyer A, Taicher S, Marmary Y
Br J Oral Surg 1979 Nov;17(2):161-5. doi: 10.1016/s0007-117x(79)80044-x. PMID: 298840

Prognosis

Management of compound odontoma with 70 denticles and impacted lateral incisor over an 8-year follow-up.
Jeevarathan J, Jananivinodhini NC, Ponnudurai A, VijayaKumar M, Chidambaranathan KA
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2022 Apr-Jun;40(2):208-212. doi: 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_148_22. PMID: 35859415
Peripheral compound odontoma: A rare case report and literature review.
da Silva Rocha OKM, da Silva Barros CC, da Silva LAB, de Souza Júnior EF, de Morais HHA, da Costa Miguel MC
J Cutan Pathol 2020 Aug;47(8):720-724. Epub 2020 Mar 31 doi: 10.1111/cup.13676. PMID: 32134132
Compound odontoma in the mandible--case study and literature review.
Tuczyńska A, Bartosik D, Abu-Fillat Y, Sołtysik A, Matthews-Brzozowska T
Dev Period Med 2015 Oct-Dec;19(4):484-9. PMID: 26982758
Complex and compound odontomas: Analysis of 69 cases and a rare case of erupted compound odontoma.
Bereket C, Çakır-Özkan N, Şener İ, Bulut E, Tek M
Niger J Clin Pract 2015 Nov-Dec;18(6):726-30. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.154209. PMID: 26289508
An idiosyncratic post-traumatic tetrad: compound odontome, dentigerous cyst, impaction, and double-dilaceration.
Bansal S, Kaur H, Bansal RN, Goyal P
Quintessence Int 2014 Nov-Dec;45(10):885-9. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.a32562. PMID: 25126633

Clinical prediction guides

Compound odontoma and impaction of the lower left deciduous canine in a 4-year-old child: diagnosis and treatment.
Salvati SE, Marzo G, Palermiti M, Romano M, Quinzi V
Eur J Paediatr Dent 2024 Dec 1;25(4):297-301. Epub 2024 Oct 1 doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2024.2281. PMID: 39428979
A Rare Case of Peripheral Compound Odontoma and Review of the Literature.
Soluk-Tekkeşin M, Balkan B, Akatay DK, Atalay B
Head Neck Pathol 2022 Sep;16(3):913-917. Epub 2022 Feb 4 doi: 10.1007/s12105-022-01421-0. PMID: 35119618Free PMC Article
Comparative study of LHX8 expression between odontoma and dental tissue-derived stem cells.
Kim JY, Jeon SH, Park JY, Suh JD, Choung PH
J Oral Pathol Med 2011 Mar;40(3):250-6. Epub 2010 Dec 10 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2010.00970.x. PMID: 21143530
Multiple dens invaginatus, mulberry molar and conical teeth. Case report and genetic considerations.
Sedano HO, Ocampo-Acosta F, Naranjo-Corona RI, Torres-Arellano ME
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2009 Feb 1;14(2):E69-72. PMID: 19179952
Odontoma: retrospective study and confocal laser scanning microscope analysis of 52 cases.
Crincoli V, Scivetti M, Di Bisceglie MB, Lucchese A, Favia G
Minerva Stomatol 2007 Nov-Dec;56(11-12):611-20. PMID: 18091713

Recent systematic reviews

Compound odontoma associated with a calcifying odontogenic cyst. Case report and systematic review.
Vizuete-Bolaños MX, Salgado-Chavarria F, Ramírez-Martínez CM, Ramos-Nieto JJ, Vazquez-Dávalos NM
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Jun;123(3):e97-e105. Epub 2021 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2021.10.008. PMID: 34687949

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