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RICARDO CHACON, Omar Abel; CANTILLO BALART, Yanelsy  y  SIMONS PREVAL, Sara Jane. Odontoma compound. Presentation of a case. Rev. inf. cient. [online]. 2018, vol.97, suppl.1, pp. 486-495. ISSN 1028-9933.

It was presented the clinical case of an 8-year-old boy, who was attended in the clinic of "Mártires de Jamaica" Polyclinic, in Manuel Tames municipality of Guantanamo province, accompanied by the mother concerned about the non-eruption of tooth 21. On clinical examination, was observed absence of tooth 21 with space for its location with slight increase in volume at the bottom of the vestibular sulcus at the level of the area hard to palpation. Panoramic x-ray is indicated, with a radiolucent image with numerous radio opaque formations that resemble dental structures and a radiolucent band in its periphery presumptively diagnosed as a compound odontoma. It is referred to the second level of attention for excresis and definitive diagnosis. Some characteristics of its etiology, diagnosis and treatment were discussed.

Palabras clave : compound odontoma; odontogenic tumors; hamartomas.

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