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| Year : 2013 |
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Ameloblastic fibroma in one-year-old girl
Anita D Munde1, Ravindra R Karle2, Ujwala B Kale1
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rural Dental College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Pathology, Rural Dental College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Anita D Munde
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rural Dental College, A/P Loni 413 736, Tal Rahata, Ahmednagar
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.110734
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Ameloblastic fibroma (AF) is a relatively rare, slow growing benign mixed odontogenic tumor, comprising of 1.5-4.5% of all odontogenic tumors. It is usually asymptomatic except for the eventual expansion of the jaw. AFs are most common in adolescents and young adults, mostly affecting the mandible as a well-defined uni or multilocular radiolucency. The effective surgical treatment includes enucleation and curettage of the surrounding bone and removal of the affected teeth. Although recurrence of AF is rare, a long term follow up is recommended. This report describes a 1-year-old girl with AF in the mandible and discusses its clinical, radiographic and histological findings. |
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