A case report of a compound odontoma causing delayed eruption of a centralmaxillary incisor: Clinical and microscopic evaluation

A case of a compound odontoma caused delayed eruption of a central incisor in the maxilla is presented with clinical, radiographic, and microscopic fi ndings. The odontoma was surgically removed and microscopic examination sho wed a lot of crown-like structures in a very irregular form, some of which were fused to each other at their apical parts. Enamel and pre-enamel were totally abnormal, whereas the inside of the pulp chamber tissue did not pre sent any histological sign of functional tissue. The most homogeneous tissu e was dentin. The removal of the odontoma was followed by a rapid eruption of the impacted central incisor.