Odontogenic tumors: A histopathological overview

Introduction: Odontogenic tumors (OTs) are rare and account for around 1% of jaw lesions including tumor and tumor-like lesions. OTs are a diverse category of lesions, displaying different inductive interactions. Although some are hamartomas, others are benign and malignant neoplasms with varying de...

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Published inMGM Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 336 - 344
Main Authors Shinde, Sumedha, Vatkar, Arvind
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2022
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
ameloblastoma
myxoma
odontogenic keratocyst
odontogenic tumors
odontoma
Ameloblastoma
odontoma
odontogenic keratocyst
myxoma
odontogenic tumors
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Summary:Introduction: Odontogenic tumors (OTs) are rare and account for around 1% of jaw lesions including tumor and tumor-like lesions. OTs are a diverse category of lesions, displaying different inductive interactions. Although some are hamartomas, others are benign and malignant neoplasms with varying degrees of aggressiveness. Materials and Methods: We plan to review the histopathological aspects of OTs because of their diverse properties. At a tertiary medical and dental institute in Pune, India, we studied 28 cases of OTs over 2 years, from 2013 to 2015. Results: The most common forms of OTs were ameloblastoma (42.86%) and odontogenic keratocyst (21.15%). The highest number of OTs was found in the 21-30-year-old age group, with an even gender distribution. Conclusion: Ameloblastoma is the most common OT, accounting for roughly one-quarter of all jaw tumors. The majority of OTs occurs in young people aged 20-40 years. Fortunately, malignant OTs are extremely rare.
ISSN:2347-7946
2347-7962
DOI:10.4103/mgmj.mgmj_39_22