Peripheral Developing Odontoma or Peripheral Ameloblastic Fibro-Odontoma Erupting to Oral Cavity Case Report

William Contreras; Claudia Fernández & Cesia de Paz

Summary

The appearance of mixed odontogenic tumors into the oral cavity is a rare event. It is considered that some mixed tumors are only a stage in the complete development of a hamartomatous formation such as ameloblastic fibroodontoma and odontoma. Both pathologies share in common cellular elements which at one point makes them indistinguishable from each other. We present the case of a 21 year old patient who showed a mandibular growth whose histological elements present characteristics of both pathologies. The treatment was surgical excision of the lesion. There were no complications or recurrences to periodic reevaluation.

KEY WORDS: mixed odontogenic tumours, ameloblastic fibro-odontoma, complex odontoma, odontoma, developing odontoma.

How to cite this article

CONTRERAS, W.; FERNÁNDEZ, C. & DE PAZ, C. Peripheral developing odontoma or peripheral ameloblastic fibro-odontoma erupting to oral cavity. Case report. Int. J. Odontostomat., 12(2):117-120, 2018.