A Two-Stage Surgical Approach in the Treatment of a Large Complex Odontoma of the Mandible

Prikazan je neobično velik primjer jedinstveno složenog odontoma (complex) u angulusu donje čeljusti u 23-godišnjeg mladića. Zbog mogućeg prijeloma donje čeljusti, koji bi zbog veličine tvorbe mogao nastati za vrijeme kirurškoga zahvata u jednome aktu, proveden je dvofazan kirurški postupak koji se je pokazao uspješnim i za pacijenta prihvatljivim. Autori navode podatke iz literature i prikazuju druge kirurške mogućnosti za slične slučajeve. Raspravlja se o prednostima i nedostatcima spomenutih postupaka i ostavlja čitateljstvu da prosudi o njihovim vrijednostima.The paper describes an example of an unusually large, complex odontoma in the mandibular angle of a 23 year-old young man. Because of the possibility of fracture occurring in the mandible during the operation a two-stage surgical procedure was applied, which proved successful and was acceptable for the patient. The authors cite data from the literature, showing other possible surgical procedures in similar cases and discussing their advantages and disadvantages, leaving the reader to decide on the justification of all applied surgical procedures to date