odontoblastoma


odontoblastoma

 [o-don″to-blas-to´mah] a tumor made up of odontoblasts.

o·don·to·blas·to·ma

(ō-don'tō-blas-tō'mă), 1. A tumor composed of neoplastic epithelial and mesenchymal cells that may differentiate into cells able to produce calcified tooth substances. 2. An odontoma in its early formative stage. [odontoblast + G. -oma, tumor]

ameloblastic fibro-odontoma

A benign, occasionally aggressive tumour of young adults affecting the posterior jaw, which is characterised by a prominent ameloblastoma-like epithelial component.
Imaging
Unilocular or multilocular; well-circumscribed, corticated border; mixed radiolucency/radio-opacity.
 
Management
Simple curettage; recurrences are rare.
DiffDx
Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma has features of ameloblastic fibroma, but in addition they have enamel and dentin deposition.

o·don·to·blas·to·ma

(ō-don'tō-blas-tō'mă) 1. A tumor composed of neoplastic epithelial and mesenchymal cells that may differentiate into cells able to produce calcified tooth substances. 2. An odontoma in its early formative stage. [odontoblast + G. -oma, tumor]

o·don·to·blas·to·ma

(ō-don'tō-blas-tō'mă) 1. Tumor composed of neoplastic epithelial and mesenchymal cells that may differentiate into cells able to produce calcified tooth substances. 2. An odontoma in its early formative stage. [odontoblast + G. -oma, tumor]