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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 310-314 |
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Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma differentiating into odontoma: An old concept revised
Ajas A Gogri, Sonali G Kadam, Hemant R Umarji, Pooja N Jain
Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Ajas A Gogri
Room No. 23, Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai - 400 001, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-1363.145016
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Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma (AFO) is a benign mixed tumor of odontogenic origin. It generally occurs in children and teenagers; however, cases occurring in the elderly have also been reported. Generally, the tumor is asymptomatic and is discovered accidently on a radiograph taken for an unerupted tooth, but examples of large tumors causing jaw swelling have been reported in literature. This article presents a case of AFO causing jaw expansion with pain and lymphadenopathy in a 17-year-old male. As the final diagnosis is always confirmed by histopathology, this case is a unique one diagnosed by clinical and radiographic findings as an odontoma and suggesting the differentiation of an AFO to odontoma. |
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