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Winter 2005: Volume 30, Number 2
 
Pediatric Oral Pathology

Odontomas in Pediatric Dentistry: report of two cases
Alberto Carlos Botazzo Delbem / Robson Frederico Cunha / Karina Gerhardt Bianco /
Rebeca Lima Afonso / Tais Carneiro Gonçalves

Odontomas are developmental disturbances which manifest in the form of denticles or amorphous informes masses comprising all dental tissues,especially enamel and dentin,with variable amounts of pulp and cement.We describe here two clinical cases of odontomas in children,focusing on diagnostic means and the importance of early treatment of these lesions.The standard treatment for the two present cases was surgical removal.
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