Ameloblastoma: Report of two Cases and A Brief Literature Review

Abstract

The tumour 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 4. The relative frequency of the mandible to maxilla is reported as varying from 80-20%. It often presents as a slow growing, painless swelling, causing expansion of the cortical bone, perforation of the lingual and or buccal plates and infiltration of soft tissue. There is often delay in the diagnosis because of its slow-growing nature 5. Ameloblastoma of the jaws is the most commonly encountered odontogenic tumour in Africa 6-9 and Asia 10,11 but the second most common odontogenic tumour in North and South America 12-14. The aim of the present study was to critically review the pertinent literature and determine the most appropriate method of treatment for ameloblastomas. Case report Case 1 A 66-years-old female patient sought treatment at the Oral and maxillofacial department due to a localized swelling and asymptomatic intraoral lesion on the posterior region of the left inferior alveolar ridge. The lesion exhibited no

Ameloblastoma of the mandible: A case series

“…However, the trigger for neoplastic transformation of these epithelial structures remains unknown. 5 Ameloblastoma reported to constitutes about 14% of all jaw tumors and cysts. The global incidence is 0.5 cases per million persons per year.…”