Conservative surgical management of ameloblastoma of the mandible--report on three cases.

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  • G C Foo
  • C H Siar
  • K C Ling
  • C T Chin
چکیده

The ameloblastoma is an odontogenic neoplasm believed to have arisen from the dental lamina or its derivatives. I It is usually detected between 20-50 years of age. 2 There is no sex predilection. It has a predilection for the mandible rather than for the maxilla. In the mandible it is found predominantly in the molar region. M In Nigerians, 5 the tumour is more commonly located in the symphyseal and pre molar regions of the mandible.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Medical journal of Malaysia

دوره 38 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1983