The desmoplastic variant of ameloblastoma is a rare form of ameloblastoma characterized by unique radiographic and histologic features. A 46-year-old female was referred to our hospital, complaining of swelling in the left upper lip area. Radiographic findings revealed an ill-defined multilocular lesion with a large cystic lesion and thick sclerotic trabeculae on the left anterior maxilla. Afte...

Ameloblastoma is a benign but locally aggressive epithelial odontogenic neoplasm. It represents 1% of all tumours of the jaw bone. In 80% of cases, it is localized in the mandibular molar and ascending ramus area, mostly associated with an unerupted tooth. It occurs over a wide range of ages (mean age is in the 20s or 30s) and with equal frequency in men and women. Ameloblastoma may be discover...

Ameloblastoma is a true neoplasm of odontogenic epithelial origin. Surgical resection of the ameloblastoma is well-documented and an accepted treatment modality. Vertical distraction of the alveolar process is an efficient method for augmentation. This method of providing additional bone and soft tissue for implant placement is becoming more common. This clinical report describes the use of dis...

OBJECTIVES: To determine clinical presentation of ameloblastoma and to plan treatment protocol of ameloblastoma. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION : Department of Plastic Surgery Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro from January 2000 to December 2005 (6 years). DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE : Clinical information, radiographs, CT scan and other me...

BACKGROUND Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) via the mechanism of transcription repression is a crucial process for the induction of invasiveness in many human tumors. Ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic epithelial neoplasm with a locally infiltrative behavior. Twist, an EMT promoter, has been implicated in its invasiveness. The roles of the other transcription factors remain unclari...

Ameloblastoma is a benign yet locally invasive odontogenic neoplasm, characterised by slow growth and painless swelling. The treatment for ameloblastoma varies from curettage to en bloc resection, with recurrence commonly occurring. safety margin of resection hence essential avoid recurrence. Understanding the three-dimensional anatomy reconstruction mandibular defects after tumour often poses ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of a magnesium-enriched hydroxyapatite biomaterial used as bone substitute in a case of mandibular ameloblastoma treated with conservative surgery. A 63 year old male patient was treated for an ameloblastoma in the anterior mandibular profile. After tissue excision, the bone defect was filled with a synthetic hydroxyapatite biomater...

UNLABELLED Ameloblastoma presenting in the adolescent age group is rare with few studies documenting their occurrence. AIM The aim of this study was to carry out an analysis of the pattern and occurrence of ameloblastoma in those less than 20 years of age. MATERIALS AND METHOD Patients from the University of Nairobi Dental teaching Hospital treated for ameloblastoma were included in the stu...

According to the 2005 histological classification of odontogenic neoplasms by the World Health Organization, ameloblastoma is a benign, locally invasive epithelial odontogenic tumor of putative enamel organ origin. There are four distinct subgroups in which this neoplasm can be gathered: the solid/multicystic type, the unicystic type, the desmoplastic and the peripheral type. Peripheral amelobl...

Malignant ameloblastoma (metastatic ameloblastoma, MA) is currently defined as a distinct pathologic entity, MA, despite its histologically benign appearance. According to the new criteria, the histological and clinical features of MA are more homogenous. Here, we report three cases of histologically confirmed pulmonary MA. Two of the three patients complained of chest pain as the primary sympt...