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2. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lecture student should be able to
– Describe WHO classification of odontogenic tumors
– Describe epidemiology,& etiology of ameloblastoma
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3. INTRODUCTION
• Odontogenic tumors are lesions derived from
epithelial, ectomesenchymal &/or mesenchymal
elements that are or have been a part of tooth forming
apparatus.
• Exclusively found in jaw bones (Intrabony or centrally
located) or in the soft tissues overlying the tooth
bearing areas (Peripherally located)
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4. • Can occur at any age
• Earliest classification by Broca in 1867
• Classified by WHO in 1971 and 1992
• Recent classification proposed in 2005
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5. Broca 1867
• French physician and Prof Of Pathology
• Introduced the term ODONTOME
• Any tumor arising from dental formative tissues
• Suggested to classify the lesion according to the stage
of development
Malassez 1885
• Frenchmen Louis Charles Malassez
• Minor modifications to Broca’s classifcation
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6. Bland-Sutton’s 1888
• Laid down foundation for OT taxonomy
• Based the classification on the cells from which the
tumor arose
• Included the odontogenic cysts and fibrous osteogenic
tumors
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7. Gabell, James &
Paine (1914)
• Epithelial odontomes
– Arising from dental epithelium
• Composite odontomes
– Arising from both dental epithelium and
mesenchyme
• Connective tissue odontomes
– Arising from dental mesenchyme only
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8. Thoma & Goldman
1946
• Excluded cysts
• Included enamelomas
• Widely accepted by American academy of Oral
Pathology
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9. Pindborg & Clausen
1958
• Divided the tumors into epithelial and mesodermal
• Further division based on inductive influence on
mesenchyme
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20. History
• 1827- Reported by Cusack
• 1868- Broca described it in detail
• 1879- Falkson description
• 1885- Malassez named it as Epithelioma Adamantin
(Could arise from Debris Epitheliaux)
• 1930- Churchill and Churchil & Ivy named it as
AMELOBLASTOMA
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21. Definition
• Robinson defined it as
“ A tumor that is usually unicentric, intermittent in
growth, anatomically benign and clinically
persistent”
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22. Introduction
• The ameloblastoma is a true neoplasm of
odontogenic epithelial origin.
• Second most common odontogenic neoplasm.
• The incidence of ameloblastoma is at least equal
to the incidence of all the other odontogenic
neoplasms combined
• The ameloblastoma may occur centrally within
bone or peripherally, without an intraosseous
component, in the soft tissues overlying the
alveolar ridge.
• Intraosseous lesions outnumber peripheral
lesions by at least a 9:1 margin.
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23. Epidemiological data
• 1% of all tumors of oral cavity
• Ameloblastoma occurs over a broad age range. Average age at
diagnosis in the age range of 33 to 39.
• Only about 10% of cases are reported to arise in children, and
less than one third of those occur in children younger than 10
years.
• No significant sex predilection has been reported.
• Increased incidence of ameloblastoma in black individuals
• Asians as the population with the greatest number of affected
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25. Origin
• The exact origin of ameloblastoma is not known
– Enamel organ
– Cell rests of Serres
– Cell rests of Malassez
– Oral mucosa
– Epithelial lining of odontogenic cysts
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26. Site of occurrence
• Mandible is the most commonly affected area (more
than 80% of all cases occurring there).
• Molar-Angle-Ramus area is involved three times more
commonly than are the premolar and anterior regions
• Equivalent incidence in the maxillary anterior &
posterior region.
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27. • Maxillary tumors tend to occur in slightly older patients
than do mandibular lesions
• Asians seem to have fewer tumors involving the
ramus than do whites or blacks, whereas blacks have
an increased frequency of tumors in the anterior
mandible compared with the other two groups.
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28. SUMMARY
• Various researchers have classified odontogenic
tumors which were based on tissue of origin,
whether epithelial, mesenchymal or both
• WHO classification is the most widely accepted &
used, which was first classified in 1971,further
modified in 1992 & latest in 2005
• It is categorized into three, based on, whether the
tumor originates from odontogenic epithelial
tissue in odontogenic area, or ectomesenchyme,
or both
• Epidemiology,& Etiology of Ameloblastomawww.indiandentalacademy.com
29. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Text book of oral pathology Shafer's, 5 & 6th
edition
• Odontogenic Tumors & Allied Lesions
Reichart/ Philipsen Ist edition
• Color Atlas of Oral Diseases Cawson, R. 2nd
edition
• Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Neville, Brad
W. 2nd
• Lucas’s Pathology Of Tumor’s of the Oral
Tissues
• Cawson, R. A., Bennie, W. H 5th edition
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