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Indian Journal of Dental Education 16(1):p 39-42, January-March 2023. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.16123.4
Case Report
Ameloblastic Fibroma Mimicking a Periapical Lesion: A Case Report
Shivani Bansal, Ankita Satish Arvandekar, Neelam N Andrade, Rajiv S. Desai, Pooja Prasad
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Indian Journal of Dental Education 16(1):p 39-42, January-March 2023. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.16123.4
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Arvandekar AS, Bansal S, Andrade NN, et al. Ameloblastic Fibroma Mimicking a Periapical Lesion: A Case Report. Indian J Dent Educ. 2023;16(1):39-42.Timeline
Received : October 15, 2022
Accepted : November 08, 2022
Published : November 30, 2022
Abstract
Ameloblastic fibroma (AF) is an uncommon true mixed odontogenic tumor, frequently diagnosed in the first two decades of life and presented as a well defined unilocular or multilocular radiolucency. We report an unusual case of AF mimicking a periapical lesion in a 22‑year‑old male as a painless swelling associated with a carious molar. The patient underwent surgery and the lesion was excised, subsequently submitted for histopathological examination. Thus, this paper highlights the importance of submission of periapical tissue for its histopathological examination.
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Arvandekar AS, Bansal S, Andrade NN, et al. Ameloblastic Fibroma Mimicking a Periapical Lesion: A Case Report. Indian J Dent Educ. 2023;16(1):39-42.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.16123.4
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