1Private practitioner, Sunam, Dept Of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College and Research Institute, Sunam, (Pb)
2Reader, Dept Of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College and Research Institute, Sunam, (Pb)
3Senior Lecturer, Dept Of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College and Research Institute, Sunam, (Pb)
4Pg Student, Dept of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Guru Nanak Dev Dental College and Research Institute, Sunam, (Pb)
*Address for Corresspondance: -Dr. Shaveta Garg, Private practitioner, Sunam
Online published on 23 February, 2017.
Peripheral ameloblastoma (PA) is a rare, benign, extraosseous and odontogenic soft tissue tumour that is confined to the gingiva or the alveolar mucosa. PA presents the same histological characteristics as of intraosseous ameloblastoma, although it is less aggressive than this classical subtype. We report here, a rare case of PA of gingiva in the left posterior maxilla in a 52 years old female patient, while highlighting the importance of histological examination for the diagnosis of this tumour.
Peripheral, ameloblastoma, gingiva, tumor
