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Revision as of 19:10, 21 December 2015

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

Overview

Symptoms of ameloblastoma include mouth sores, painless swelling, loose teeth, facial deformity, swelling and numbness of the jaw, pain surrounding the teeth or jaw, and pain associated with the tissue growth, if ameloblastoma spreads to the sinus cavities and floor of the nose.

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Symptoms

Symptoms of ameloblastoma include the following: Lesions occur in the mandible or maxilla. Lesions are more common in the mandible, than in the maxilla. In approximately 80% of the cases, the posterior mandible is involved; in 20% cases, the posterior maxilla is involved.

Mouth sores
Painless swelling
Loose teeth
Facial deformity
Swelling and numbness of the jaw
Pain surrounding the teeth or jaw
A thin shell of bone around the tissue may develop due to abnormal growths, which usually cracks upon touch
There may be pain associated with the tissue growth, if ameloblastoma spreads to the sinus cavities and floor of the nose

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 ==Overview==
-Symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
+Symptoms of ameloblastoma include mouth sores, painless swelling, loose teeth, facial deformity, swelling and numbness of the jaw, pain surrounding the teeth or jaw, and pain associated with the tissue growth, if ameloblastoma spreads to the sinus cavities and floor of the nose.
 ==History==
 ==Symptoms==
-Ameloblastomas are often associated with the presence of unerupted teeth.
 Symptoms of ameloblastoma include the following:
+Lesions occur in the mandible or maxilla. Lesions are more common in the mandible, than in the maxilla. In approximately 80% of the cases, the posterior mandible is involved; in 20% cases, the posterior maxilla is involved.
+*Mouth sores
 *Painless swelling
-*Facial deformity if severe enough, pain if the swelling impinges on other structures, loose teeth, ulcers, and periodontal (gum) disease. Lesions will occur in the mandible and maxilla,although 75% occur in the ascending ramus area and will result in extensive and grotesque deformitites of the mandible and maxilla. In the maxilla it can extend into the maxillary sinus and floor of the nose. The lesion has a tendency to expand the bony cortices because slow growth rate of the lesion allows time for periosteum to develop thin shell of bone ahead of the expanding lesion. This shell of bone cracks when palpated and this phenomenon is referred to as "Egg Shell Cracking" or crepitus, an important diagnostic feature. Ameloblastoma is tentatively diagnosed through radiographic examination and must be confirmed by histological examination (e.g., biopsy). Radiographically, it appears as a lucency in the bone of varying size and features—sometimes it is a single, well-demarcated lesion whereas it often demonstrates as a multiloculated "soap bubble" appearance. Resorption of roots of involved teeth can be seen in some cases, but is not unique to ameloblastoma. The disease is most often found in the posterior body and angle of the mandible, but can occur anywhere in either the maxilla or mandible.
+*Loose teeth
+*Facial deformity
+*Swelling and numbness of the jaw
+*Pain surrounding the teeth or jaw
+*A thin shell of bone around the tissue may develop due to abnormal growths, which usually cracks upon touch
+*There may be pain associated with the tissue growth, if ameloblastoma spreads to the sinus cavities and floor of the nose
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