Metaanalysis of the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of odontomas

Our objective was to evaluate the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the different types of odontomas. A metaanalysis was made of 3065 odontomas obtained from a literature review of 30 articles published in recent years. Odontomas show no gender predilection, and are most often diagnosed in the second decade of life. They are preferentially located in the upper maxilla, particularly in the anterior sector. Compound odontomas are more prevalent than complex odontoma, and show no predilection in terms of patient gender, age or location. Most such lesions are asymptomatic and constitute casual findings in X-ray studies indicated for other reasons. The most common clinical manifestations a…