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Image 1: Note the malformed composite teeth at the root. These tumors are extraordinarily rare and can be used in a dental radiograph for identification.

Image 2: This is another case of a compound composite odontoma.

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Contributed by Dr. Peter Loomis, forensic odontologist at the Office of the Medical Examiner, Albuquerque New Mexico.

Last updated: 2013-10-15
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