Open AccessUnicystic ameloblastoma with the presence of dentin
Author(s) -
B Sivapathasundharam,
A Einstein
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.33789
Subject(s) - dentin , ameloblastoma , connective tissue , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , dentistry , medicine , capsule , pathology , adamantinoma , anatomy , biology , maxilla , botany , genus
We present a case of unicystic ameloblastoma of the posterior mandible in a 28 year-old female, histologically showing luminal and intramural plexiform epithelial proliferation with typical dentin in the connective tissue capsule. The characteristics of hard tissue formation in ameloblastomas reported in existing literature and the possible origin of the dentin mass seen in our case are discussed.