Open AccessAn odontogenic tumor mimicking a dentigerous cyst in a 13-year-old female: A rare clinical presentation
Author(s) -
Leelavathy Jegadeesan,
Winnifred Christy Ambrose,
Srivel Vigneshwari Ammamuthu,
Sabarinath Thirukonda Ragunath
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.195666
Subject(s) - medicine , premolar , presentation (obstetrics) , differential diagnosis , lesion , dentigerous cyst , radiography , odontogenic , odontogenic cyst , pathology , dentistry , radiology , molar
Ameloblastic fibroma is a relatively rare benign odontogenic tumor in which both the epithelial and ectomesenchymal components are neoplastic. A 14-year-old girl presented with a complaint of unerupted maxillary right premolar. The panoramic radiograph revealed a well-circumscribed unilocular radiolucency involving an unerupted maxillary right first premolar. The lesion was enucleated and the material was sent for histopathologic examination. This case emphasized the importance of careful differential diagnosis of intraosseous oral lesions and reported a rare lesion as well as its atypical location