Abstract :
Many benign lesions cause mandibular swellings, and these can be divided into odontogenic and non-odontogenic origin. The most common tumor of odontogenic origin is ameloblastoma which develops from epithelial cellular elements and dental tissues in their various phases of development. Ameloblastomas are well-publicized, ectodermal, odontogenic tumors that are reported to constitute about | to 3 percent of tumors and cysts of the jaw. Ameloblastoma is a noncancerous (benign) tumor that develops most often in the premolar-molar region of jaw. Ameloblastoma begins in the cells that form the protective enamel lining of teeth. The term ameloblastoma includes several clinico-radiological and histological types. Among these types, unicystic ameloblastoma is the least encountered variant of the ameloblastoma. As this tumor shows considerable similarities with dentigerous cysts, both clinically and radiographically, the biologic behaviour of this tumor group was reviewed. We report a series of cases of unicystic mural ameloblastoma with female predominance with review of literature.
Keyword :
Odotogenic Tumour, Unicystic Ameloblastoma, Dentigerous cyst.