Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6056607 | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
There are 2 variants of AF: neoplastic and hamartomatous. Lesions in patients aged >22 years are considered true neoplasms, while those in younger patients may be either true neoplasms or odontomas in early stages of development. Although the histopathology of hamartomatous and neoplastic variants of AF are indistinguishable, clinical and radiologic features can be of some help to distinguish between them. Asymptomatic small unilocular lesions with no or minimal bone expansion in young individuals are likely to be developing odontomas, and large, expansile lesions with extensive bone destruction are neoplasms.
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Authors
Amos DMD, MSD, Marilena DMD,