Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Ameloblastoma is one of the most recognized odontogenic tumour in many countries from all over the world. It is a relatively rare neoplasm derived from odontogenic epithelium and represents about 1% of all oral tumours.There are three clinical types of ameloblastoma: the solid or multicystic type, the unicystic type and the rare peripheral type. In relation to cellular pattern and organization, ameloblastoma can be classified into subtypes such as follicular, plexiform, acanthomatous, and granular. These subtypes can occur in isolation or combination. Aim of the study: To retrospectively study the clinicopathological characteristics of ameloblastomas in a given population. Materials and methods: For the study, we recovered 40 samples of ameloblastomas from the records of the department. For the analysis of the data, demographic variables such as age, gender, radiographic features, anatomic location, histopathological type and clinical features were considered. On the basis of location of the tumor, they were divided into anterior, premolar and molar for maxillary cases and into anterior, posterior, angle and ramus for mandibular cases. Results: During the study period, a total of 40 samples of ameloblastoma were reported in the Department of Oral Pathology of the dental institute. Of the 40 samples, 22 were of males and 18 were of females. We observed that highest number of cases belonged to age group 30-39 years (n=11) followed by 20-29 years (n=9). Lowest number of cases were observed in the age group 50-59 years (n=2). We observed that 30 cases were in mandible and 10 cases were of maxilla. The highest number of cases in mandible and maxilla were seen in the molar region.We observed that swelling was the most common chief clinical symptom for ameloblastoma followed by pain and paresthesia and pain and swelling. Conclusion:From the present study, baseline data for clinicopathological features of ameloblastoma for the study population is presented. The clinicopathological features of ameloblastoma the current study population are very similar to other populations.
Keywords:  Ameloblastoma, tumor, clinical features.

Received: 2 April, 2019                               Revised:  25 May 2019                             Accepted: 30 May 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Monika Mehta, Consultant, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Private Practice 

This article may be cited as: Sharma R, Mehta M, Singh D. A Clinico-pathological study to Analyze Odontogenic Cysts and Tumors: A Retrospective Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(6): 60-63.