The odontoma is a benign tumor that comes from an alteration of differentiated epithelial and mesenchymal odontogenic cells capable of forming enamel, dentin and cement. The etiology is unknown, but it has been associated with infections, inherited abnormalities, odontoblastic hyperactivity and trauma. To small or average odontoma size, the acceptable treatment is tumor exeresis. The problem arises with large odontomas, whose removal involves the sacrifice of large amounts of bone, the potential for mandibular fracture and damage to the inferior alveolar nerve. To avoid these treatment complications, Rittersma and Van Gool introduced in 1979 the use of the sagittal-cut osteotomy technique of mandibular ramus. We report the case of a 37-year-old male patient, with no contributory systemic history, who presented increased volume of left side face associated with pain and purulent secretion...

The odontoma is a benign tumor that comes from an alteration of differentiated epithelial and mesenchymal odontogenic cells capable of forming enamel, dentin and cement. The etiology is unknown, but it has been associated with infections, inherited abnormalities, odontoblastic hyperactivity and trauma. To small or average odontoma size, the acceptable treatment is tumor exeresis. The problem arises with large odontomas, whose removal involves the sacrifice of large amounts of bone, the potential for mandibular fracture and damage to the inferior alveolar nerve. To avoid these treatment complications, Rittersma and Van Gool introduced in 1979 the use of the sagittal-cut osteotomy technique of mandibular ramus. We report the case of a 37-year-old male patient, with no contributory systemic history, who presented increased volume of left side face associated with pain and purulent secretion...

El presente trabajo académico tiene como objetivo reportar y conocer otras opciones de tratamiento del odontoma complejo de gran tamaño ubicadas en el maxilar inferior. Caso clínico: Se reporta el caso de un paciente de sexo masculino de 37 años de edad, sin antecedentes sistémicos de importancia, quien presentaba dolor y tumefacción de región geniana izquierda asociado a secreción purulenta de esta misma región, a quien después de realizar los exámenes clínicos, imagenológicos e histopatológicos, se llegó al diagnóstico de odontoma complejo infectado. El paciente fue tratado exitosamente con la técnica quirúrgica de osteotomía sagital de rama mandibular, en el servicio de Cirugía Bucal y Maxilofacial del Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue de la ciudad de Lima-Perú. Conclusión: Para realizar un mejor manejo de los odontomas complejos de gran tamaño, es necesario co...