Yantai Time, May 16th (Correspondent Wang Qianwei) 11-year-old Xiaolin felt discomfort in his lower left back tooth 3 months ago. After a period of time, the discomfort did not ease. Recently, Xiaolin accompanied his family to Yantai. Consultation with the City Dental Hospital. During the oral CBCT examination, the doctor found that there were a lot of odontoid-like high-density shadows in the lower left posterior tooth area of Kobayashi.
After further examination by Sun Chao, deputy director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Yantai Stomatological Hospital, it was found that there was a bulge on the lingual side of Xiaolin’s corresponding position. Combined with the CBCT examination, Sun Chao diagnosed Xiaolin as “combination”. odontoma,” requiring hospitalization for surgical removal.
Hearing the word “tumor”, Xiao Lin’s mother was very nervous, and the child had no other symptoms, just a toothache. How can a “tumor” grow?
Sun Chao explained: “Dental tumor is not a tumor in the traditional sense. It is an odontogenic non-true tumor, most of which are benign. Generally, a dental tumor grows slowly and has no symptoms in the early stage. Usually it is because the child’s teeth have not erupted or other oral problems need to be checked and treated, and found only when the X-ray film is taken. Parents, don’t worry, after the removal, the child can recover completely and will not affect other aspects of the child’s body.”
Sun Chao formulated a detailed surgical plan for Kobayashi. With the cooperation of the surgical anesthesiology department, the bone was removed with an ultrasonic osteotome, and the tumor was completely removed. All 14 deformed teeth and calcified masses were removed. The operation went very smoothly. Considering the eruption of the impacted permanent teeth and the maintenance of the missing tooth space, Sun Chao suggested that parents take Xiaolin to the pediatric dentistry department of the hospital one week after the operation to make a space maintainer to maintain the space.
Many people will have questions, how can teeth grow tumors? Sun Chao said that odontomas are odontogenic tumors, mainly found in children and young patients. There is no gender difference. They can be divided into mixed odontomas and combined odontomas. Indeterminately deformed teeth. The disease is self-limiting, surgical excision is generally not easy to recur, and the prognosis is good. Sun Chao reminded the majority of parents: If it is found that the child’s permanent teeth eruption time is delayed for more than half a year, they should go to a professional dental hospital for an examination to determine whether the teeth are hindered by foreign objects and cannot grow.