Orthosurgical Management of Odontome-Associated Maxillary Central Incisor Impaction

[Comprehensive treatment of a child with an extensive composite odontoma]

Odontoma make up about 22% of all odontogenic tumors. Diagnosis and treatment of odontoma in children has a number of features: the variability of the clinical and X-ray picture, the appearance of signs during the period of changing teeth, retention or the difficulty of the eruption of complete teeth in the affected area. In the process of growth odontoma can cause significant deformation of the jaw bones. The delay of the change of deciduous teeth can also be regarded as a risk factor for the formation of deviations from the normal formation of the dental system in children. This article analyzes the symptoms, clinical picture and complex treatment of a 13-year-old patient with this pathology. A clinical case demonstrates the need for regular check-ups at a pediatric dentist, an x-ray examination of the jaws in order to timely detect abnormalities in the development of the dentition of the child, diagnosis and treatment of malformations and tumors in children.