Classification: The following classification is based upon the inductive effect of one dental tissue upon another. In normal tooth development, it has been observed that ameloblastic epithelium exerts an influence upon the undifferentiated mesenchymal cell of the dental papilla "inducing" adjacent cells to further differentiate into odontoblasts. The odontoblasts then begin to form dentine. The...

A case of an ameloblastic carcinoma in an unusual situation in the maxilla is presented. The lesion is characterized histologically by areas with features of a typical ameloblastoma and areas with anaplastic transformation. A Caldwell-Luc operation was followed by a recurrence after 3 years. Due to the advanced age and poor general health of the patient an enlarged, but not radical operation wa...

Objective: the present report describes clinical, radiographic, and histopathological features of an ameloblastic fibro-odontoma (AFO) lesion. Case report: we a clinical case 14-year-old boy with asymptomatic edema. Panoramic radiography detected unilocular lesion defined margins located in posterior region mandible. The internal structure presented several degrees radiopacity involvement third...