Manejo odontológico de un odontoma en niños y adolescentes, revisión bibliográfica.

Abstract

Introduction: Odontomas are considered to be the most frequent or common tumors (35%-76%) considered to be benign tumors that begin their formation from epithelial and mesenchymal cells, which is why they form part of the group of mixed odontogenic tumors, this tumor is usually present in structures such as enamel, dentin, pulp tissue and in certain cases cementum that are observed in a disordered manner. Objective: To identify the dental management of an odontoma in children and adolescents. Materials and methods: This is a systematic review of the literature and inclusion criteria were applied regarding the type of technique. This research was carried out using databases such as: PubMed, Cochrane, Google Scholar and libraries found in virtual repositories. Results/discussion: There are two methods for the treatment of odontoma, the extraoral approach and the intraoral approach, the latter being the most used by the great majority because it is a minimally invasive method, which is why it will always be the best option for this tumor because it is encapsulated and where the recurrence rate is low, taking into account that these procedures should be applied with a good technique and the use of theory in practice and taking all this into account the treatment of enucleation will always be the best treatment resulting in the elimination of the tumor without any complications, conclusions: The treatment for both compound and complex odontoma is a conservative treatment where enucleation, therefore an intraoral approach is the most suitable treatment for this condition.