Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (치과방사선)

Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (대한영상치의학회)
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RADIOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE ODONTOMA

치아종의 X선학적 연구

  • Ahn Hyung Kyu (Dept. of Oral Radiology, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
  • 안형규 (서울대학교 치과대학 치과방사선학교실)
  • Published : 1983.12.01
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Abstract

The author studied clinically and radiologically 55 cases which had been diagnosed as odontoma in SNUDH. The obtained results were as follows: 1. In sex distribution, there was no prevalence in both sexes. And the incidence was the highest in the 2nd decade. (16 patients, 29%) 2. There were 42 cases of compound odontoma (76%) and 13 cases of complex odontoma (24%). In most cases, compound odontoma was located at the anterior portion (34 cases, 81%) and complex odontoma at the posterior portions (9 cases, 69%). 3. There was no apparent clinical symptom in compound odontoma (83%), but in complex odontoma, 80% of case show swelling. 4. The adjacent root resorption was not observed in any case. 5. Five cases radiographically diagnosed as cystic odontoma were not confirmed histopathologically.

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