Dilated Composite Odontoma in a Mesiodens
Dilated Composite Odontoma also known as Dens invaginatus, "dens in dente", or "tooth within tooth" is a rare dental anomaly resulting from enamel organ infolding during tooth development, often leading to complications like caries and pulp infection. With a prevalence of 7.45%, it commonly affects upper lateral incisors, predominantly as a Type I morphology. Mesiodens, a supernumerary tooth in the anterior maxillary midline, occurs in 89.7% of single cases and 10.3% of bilateral cases. The coexistence of dens invaginatus in a mesiodens is extremely rare, posing diagnostic and treatment challenges. This report presents a unique case of dentin invagination in a mesiodens.
Authors
- Nilima Ramdas Thosar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3339-781X)
- Dhruvi R Solanki
- Ramakrishna Yeluri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0320-2105)
- Ishani Rahate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6250-2916)
- Aakriti Chandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0650-0719)
Institutions
- Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diagnostics
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15182335
- Primary Topic
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00