Affiliation:
1. Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital,
2. Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital
Abstract
Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour (AOT) is odontogenic epithelial tumour, also known as pseudoadenoameloblastoma/adenoameloblastoma, which was described by Dreibaldt in 1907 [1]. The term “Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour” was proposed by Philipsen et al [2] indicating that it was not a variant of ameloblastoma. In the World Health Organization classification of odontogenic tumours established in 1971, AOT was mentioned as a mixed odontogenic neoplasm, an epithelial tumour with an inductive effect on the odontogenic mesenchyme [3].It represents 3–7% of all odontogenic tumours largely limited to younger patients and striking tendency to occur in anterior maxilla, and over 750 examples have been reported in the literature [4]. This case report presents a case of an Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour in the left maxillary anterior region which was diagnosed using radiographs and removed by surgical excision.
KEYWORDS:
Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor; Maxilla; Odontogenic tumor; Mixed radio opacity
Publisher
Indian Dental Association
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