Compound odontoma causing impaction of mandibular canine: A case report

Abstract

A female patient, 11 years of age reported with a chief complaint of crooked teeth. The clinical examination showed a convex and hyper divergent profile with a dolicofacial pattern, moderate crowding in both arches with a mixed dentition dental status. Radiological examination revealed an impacted left mandibular canine with an overlying deciduous canine and a calcifying structure that had pushed the impacted canine close to the lower border of the mandible. Successful surgical removal of the calcifying structure and facilitation in eruption of the impacted canine culminated the treatment of this unusual case. Histopathology revealed the structure to be compound odontoma. Post-orthodontically the patient received a satisfactory occlusion and an attractive smile.