Multiple dental follicles with odontogenic fibroma-like changes (WHO type)

Sandler, Howard J.; Nersasian, Robert R.; Cataldo, E; Pochebit, Stephen; Dayal, Yogeshwar

doi:10.1016/0030-4220(88)90072-2

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“…Odontogenic epithelium has previously been noted particularly in opercula of teeth delayed in eruption (Gardner and Radden, 1995;Gomez et al, 1998;Lukinmaa et al, 1990;Philipsen et al, 1992;Sandler et al, 1988;Yonemochi et al, 1998). As erupting teeth are usually covered with the reduced enamel epithelium derived from the antecedent dental lamina, the presence of epithelial rests in normal opercula is not surprising.…”

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Quantitative histological and ultrastructural features of opercula of normally erupting human teeth

Verma¹,

Nair²,

Luder³

2005

Microscopy Res & Technique

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Tooth eruption across the mucosa in humans has been studied rarely, although there are disturbances of eruption that are attributed specifically to failure of the supraosseous eruptive migration. The aim of this study was to analyze the soft tissues covering normally erupting teeth so as to get an insight into the supraosseous phase of tooth eruption and to provide the basis for comparison with cases of eruption disturbances. Six opercula covering normally erupting permanent molars (primary opercula) and six of succedaneous teeth (secondary opercula) were surgically removed from 10 patients aged 7.5-17.5 years. Specimens were examined light and electron microscopically and analyzed morphometrically. All opercula contained strands and islands of odontogenic epithelium, prominent numbers of high endothelial venules, nerves, and mast cells. Nerves comprised normally structured, 1.5-3.5 microm thick myelinated (Adelta) and thinner unmyelinated (C) fibers. In primary opercula, the proportions of blood vessels and nerves were three- and sevenfold higher than the respective values for the secondary opercula. Furthermore, primary opercula contained multinucleated, fibroblast-like giant cells that were not observed in secondary opercula. As all teeth under investigation were erupting normally, neither the presence of the giant cells nor the atypical proportions of blood vessels and nerves appeared to be decisive in the eruption process. These conspicuous tissue components of opercula seem merely to accompany the eruptive tooth movement.

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Quantitative histological and ultrastructural features of opercula of normally erupting human teeth

Verma¹,

Nair²,

Luder³

2005

Microscopy Res & Technique

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“…Multiple calcifying hyperplastic dental follicles (MCHDF), initially described by Sandler et al, [7] and the term given by Gardner and Raddin [8], a distinctive condition that warrants a separate designation, is characterized by multiple unerupted teeth with abundant calcifications and rests of odontogenic epithelium in enlarged dental follicles. Fibro-odontogenic dysplasia, a term introduced by Dominguez et al, [9], shows histologic similarity to MCHDF, but fibro-odontogenic dysplasia shows expansive osseous development and a familial trait.…”

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Pericoronal Occurrence of Cemento-Ossifying Fibroma: An Unexemplified and Unusual Case Report with Review of Literature

Kumaraswamy

et al. 2014

JCDR

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“…1 One of the extremely rare conditions seen in dental follicles is multiple calcifying hyperplastic dental follicle (MCHDF). 2 Many authors have suggested that this condition could be considered a pathologic entity because it is sufficiently distinctive. 3,4 The term MCHDF, first described by Sandler et al, represents a dental follicle of an unerupted tooth with numerous calcifications and rests of odontogenic epithelium.…”

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“…3,4 The term MCHDF, first described by Sandler et al, represents a dental follicle of an unerupted tooth with numerous calcifications and rests of odontogenic epithelium. 2 …”

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