Open Access<p>Peripheral Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor — A Rare Cause of Gingival Enlargement: A Case Report with CBCT Findings</p>
Author(s) -
Arun Sadasivan,
Roshni Ramesh,
Nikhil Mathew Kurien
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1179-1357
DOI - 10.2147/ccide.s261308
Subject(s) - medicine , gingival enlargement , adenomatoid odontogenic tumor , radiography , cone beam computed tomography , maxilla , lesion , dental alveolus , dentistry , pathology , radiology , computed tomography , ameloblastoma
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon benign odontogenic lesion with varied clinical and histological presentation. It has slow growth potential and a low recurrence rate. The tumor is mainly seen in females in the second decade of life, predominantly affecting the maxilla and associated most often with unerupted canine teeth, earning the epithet "two-thirds tumor". There are three variants: intrafollicular, extrafollicular, and peripheral. The peripheral or extra osseous type is a rare form that arises in gingival tissue.