Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 1

Ameloblastic Fibroma of Anterior Mandible: An Unusual Presentation

  • Author:
  • Moni Thakur1, Vinay Kumar Reddy Kundoor2,, R. Mounica3, Kotya Naik Maloth4, Sunitha Kesidi4
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 28 to 32

1Senior lecturer, Dept. of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Mamata Dental College and Hospital, 5-7-200, Mamata General Hospital, Khammam, Telangana-507002

2Professor & Head, Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mamata Dental College and Hospital, 5-7-200, Mamata General Hospital, Khammam, Telangana-507002

3Post Graduate Student, Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mamata Dental College and Hospital, 5-7-200, Mamata General Hospital, Khammam, Telangana-507002

4Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mamata Dental College and Hospital, 5-7-200, Mamata General Hospital, Khammam, Telangana-507002

*Corresponding Author E-mail: reddymoni@yahoo.com

Online published on 26 August, 2016.

Abstract

Ameloblastic Fibroma is a rare mixed odontogenic tumor of the jaw usually occurring in first two decades of life. It predominantly occurs in children and young adults either in mandible or maxilla, but frequently found in posterior region of the mandible. We report a case of Ameloblastic Fibroma in anterior mandible of a 56 year old female patient.

Keywords

Ectomesenchyme, Hamartoma, Mixed tumor, Odontogenic tumor