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Calcifying odontogenic tumors
Calcifying odontogenic tumors

Calcifying odontogenic tumors

Introduction

Is one among the benign odontogenic tumors

• Most often found in the mandibular molar/premolar region, but 33% of cases are found in the maxilla
• It is associated with an unerupted or impacted tooth in 50% of cases
• Radiographically these lesions can be radiolucent, but more characteristically are mixed lucent and opaque masses, exhibiting a snowdriven appearance.

Pathophysiology

Signs and symptoms

Diagnostic criteria

Investigation

Treatment

Non-pharmacological

    Complete excision of the tumour with border of normal lobe should be curative, but recurrence follows incomplete excision.

Pharmacological

Prevention

Updated on,

4 Novemba 2020, 10:16:52

References

1. STG

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