radicular odontoma

odontoma /odon·to·ma/ (o″don-to´mah) any odontogenic tumor, especially a composite odontoma.

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composite odontoma  one consisting of both enamel and dentin in an abnormal pattern.

radicular odontoma  one associated with a tooth root, or formed when the root was developing.

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radicular odontoma

n.

An odontoma positioned on or near the root of a tooth.

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odontoma

a non-neoplastic malformation, a hamartoma, consisting of a mixture of enamel, dentine and cementum.

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ameloblastic odontoma

contains true neoplastic ameloblastic tissue. See ameloblastic odontoma.

complex odontoma

all the dental tissues are represented but not in an organized form.

composite odontoma

one consisting of both enamel and dentine in an abnormal pattern.

compound odontoma

all the dental tissues are present and organized into denticles, tooth-like structures.

radicular odontoma

one associated with a tooth root, or formed when the root was developing.

temporal odontoma

most commonly in the mastoid process of the petrous temporal bone manifested as a discharging sinus at the base of the ear. Is a dentigerous cyst.