J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.  1997 Jan;23(1):126-133.

A case report of ameloblastic fibro-odontioma of the mandible

• Lee SC
• Kim YG
• Ryu DM
• Lee BS
• Oh SH
• Yoon OB
• Park KT

Abstract

This is a case report and review of literature of a rare mixed odontogenic tumor, ameloblastic fibro-odontoma in the posterior area of the mandible. The ameloblastic fibro-odontoma which was developed by hyperplasia of dental epithelium and mesenchymal tissue. This tumor was classified from ameloblastic odontoma by Hooker, in 1967. At first and characterized by mixed appearance of odontoma and ameloblastic fibro-odontoma, But, on the point of pathologic feature, there are many controversial opinions among scholars up to the present. The patients of this case report was refereed to our department via the pedodontic department for the treatment of hard mass on the premolar area of the left mandible. And then, on the clinical and radiographic examination at first visit, we had tentative diagnosis that the lesion was benign mixed odontogenic tumor of defined mass margin that was amelblastic fibro-odontoma. The tumor mass was removed by surgical enucleation and curettage and extracted left mandibular second premolar which was impacted on the lesion. And the removed tumor mass was confirmed to ameloblastic fibro-odontoma on the post-operative biopsy. The patients has well done follow-up check postoperatively and shown no sign of recurrence up to the present.

MeSH Terms

Ameloblasts*
Bicuspid
Biopsy
Curettage
Diagnosis
Epithelium
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyperplasia
Mandible*
Odontogenic Tumors
Odontoma
Recurrence