Clinical and histopathological investigation of odontomas: review of the literature and presentation of 160 cases.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinical and histopathologic aspects of different types of odontomas.

Materials And Methods: One hundred sixty odontoma cases sent to the Institute of Oncology, Department of Tumor Pathology, Istanbul University from 1971 through 2010 were investigated. These tumors were compared by age of patient, gender of patient, localization, histopathologic type, clinical diagnosis, and clinical and microscopic features.