odontoma compound

definition

Compound odontomas are regularly calcified tissue that bear similarity

to teeth or appear as a collection of small teeth. Compound odontoma
is defined as “A malformation in which all dental tissues are
represented in a more orderly pattern than in the complex odontoma,
so that the lesion contains many tooth like structures.
etiology

trauma

infection

family history

genetic mutation
(Amado S, et al., 2003)
Rontgen

Compound odontomas appear as a collection of small teeth leaving few entities in the
radiographic differential diagnosis except perhaps, a supernumerary tooth. And it has
radiolucent rims, representing dental follicular tissue or, less commonly, a dentigerous cyst.

(Neville, et al, 1995)