Odontoma, the most common odontogenic neoplasm, is a tumor of the dental follicle or the dental tissues that usually appears in the mandibles of young persons. Odontomas include fibrous odontomas and cementomas. An absent molar tooth suggests a composite odontoma. No treatment is usually needed for odontoma, although they are excised when the diagnosis is in doubt. Osteosarcoma, giant cell tumor, Ewing's tumor, multiple myeloma, and metastatic tumors may affect the jaw.
Treatment is the same as that for tumors in other bony sites.
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