Title

An update on the combined surgical and orthodontic treatment of complex odontoma among growing patients young patients

Authors

Shruti Garg¹, Kanika Arora^2,*, Komil Tintodana³, John Kujur⁴, Ipsita Roy⁵ & Neha Agrawal⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Modern Dental College and Research Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India; ³Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Siddhpur Dental College and Hospital, Gujarat, India; ⁴Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Hi Tech Dental College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; ⁵Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT University, Odisha - 751024, India; ⁶Department of Biochemistry, Index Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Shruti Garg - E-mail: docshruti02@gmail.com
Kanika Arora - E-mail: kanika9525@gmail.com
Komil Tintodana - E-mail: komil12791@gmail.com
John Kujur - E-mail: johnkujurhitech@gmail.com
Ipsita Roy - E-mail: scintilla.ipsita@gmail.com
Neha Agrawal - E-mail: neha.intel@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025

Abstract

Complex odontomas are benign odontogenic hamartomas that frequently hinder the eruption of permanent teeth in growing individuals. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a coordinated surgical and orthodontic treatment protocol in 20 patients aged 8-16 years diagnosed with complex odontomas. Surgical excision was followed by orthodontic intervention to facilitate eruption and alignment of impacted teeth. Successful eruption was observed in 90% of cases within 6-12 months, with favourable alignment outcomes and no recurrence over the 12-month follow-up. These findings affirm the value of early diagnosis and interdisciplinary management in optimizing functional and esthetic outcomes in pediatric patients with complex odontomas.

Keywords

Complex odontoma, odontogenic tumor, surgical enucleation, orthodontic traction, impacted teeth, pediatric dentistry, interdisciplinary dental treatment, tooth eruption, dental anomalies, growing patients, mixed dentition, maxillofacial surgery, orthodontic management, dental radiology, odontoma eruption guidance

Citation

Garg et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 1729-1733 (2025)

Edited by

Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.