Open AccessAmeloblastoma of the anterior mandible
Author(s) -
Hariram,
Shadab Mohammad,
Laxman R Malkunje,
Nidhi Singh,
Sugata Das,
Gagan Mehta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.140173
Subject(s) - ameloblastoma , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , maxilla , medicine , adamantinoma , premolar , dentigerous cyst , maxillary sinus , odontogenic tumor , anatomy , orthodontics , dentistry , cyst , pathology , molar , odontogenic , biology , botany , genus
Ameloblastoma or adamantinoma is the rarest of the three forms of tumor of the odontogenic type. They are benign, locally aggressive neoplasms arising from ameloblasts, which typically occur at the angle of the mandible, and are often associated with an un-erupted tooth and must, therefore, be differentiated from a dentigerous cyst which will be centered on the crown. When in the maxilla (less common), they are located in the premolar region, and can extend up in the maxillary sinus. Ameloblastoma is reported to constitute about 1-3% of tumors and cysts of the jaws. The tumor is by far more common in the mandible than in the maxilla and shows predilection for various parts of the mandible in different racial groups. The relative frequency of the mandible to maxilla is reported as varying from 80-20% to 99-1%. Here, we are representing a case of ameloblastoma of anterior mandible which was considered as a rare site of occurrence.