Spontaneous bone regeneration after mandible resection in a case of ameloblastoma--a case report.
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INTRODUCTION A case of spontaneous bone regeneration after mandible resection is reported. CASE REPORT A 6-year-old boy suffered from ameloblastoma in his right mandible. Six months after haemimandibulectomy, a bone regeneration forming a new form of mandible is seen. HISTOPATHOLOGY Lamellar mature bone was observed. Resection of the large portion of the mandible as the choice of treatment as the tumor was grown extensively. Spontaneous bone regeneration after a mandible resection. CONCLUSION Unexpected spontaneous bone regeneration may be explained by the fact that periosteum, as the source of osteogenic cells, might be responsible for this process.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
دوره 33 4 Suppl شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004