Ameloblastoma and its prevalence among patients refered to five major Iranian Dental Schools in a period of ten years
Purpose: Ameloblastoma is the most common clinically significant odontogenic tumor. This lesion is usually unicentric, non functional, intermittent in growth, anatomically benign and clinically persistent. The aim of this study was to investigate age, sex, anatomic distribution and histopathologic type of the ameloblastoma patients refered to iranian dental schools .
Methods: An existing data analysis was performed using patient's case notes from oral pathology deparments of five dental schools in IRAN. Cases where evaluated from those refered to these departments between 1988 to 1998. A check list was provided to record all proposed data which were later analysed.
Results and conclusion: This study indicated that ameloblastoma was in 1% of all patients. The mean age of the whole population of this study was 30.34 years . Male to female ratio was 1.27/1. Mandible and posterior segment were predominantly affected. Plexiform type lesions were more common, histopathologically unicistic and conventional type of ameloblastoma was found to have been presented with a similar frequency.