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It should be differentially diagnosed from a dentigerous cyst and the main differnce is that the radiolucency in case of AOT extends apically beyond the cementoenamel junction.Radiographs will exhibit faint flecks of radiopacities surrounded by a radiolucent zone. | It should be differentially diagnosed from a [[dentigerous cyst]] and the main differnce is that the radiolucency in case of AOT extends apically beyond the cementoenamel junction. Radiographs will exhibit faint flecks of radiopacities surrounded by a radiolucent zone. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 10 September 2012
| Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor | |
| ICD-O: | M9300/0 |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The adenomatoid odontogenic tumor is an odontogenic tumor arising from the enamel organ or dental lamina. The most common location is in the anterior maxilla. In 75% of cases, it is associated with an unerupted tooth.
Differential Diagnosis
It should be differentially diagnosed from a dentigerous cyst and the main differnce is that the radiolucency in case of AOT extends apically beyond the cementoenamel junction. Radiographs will exhibit faint flecks of radiopacities surrounded by a radiolucent zone.
Epidemiology and Demographics
It is more common in young people and affects females more than males.
Diagnosis
On radiographs, the adenomatoid odontogenic tumor presents as a radiolucency (dark area) around an unerupted tooth extending past the cementoenamel junction.
References
- Zahid,Arsalan from Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Kahn, Michael A. Basic Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Volume 1. 2001.