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A growing jaw meets a growing tumor: Pediatric ameloblastic fibroma
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Jaishri Pagare
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Ishwari Manikrao Garad *
Ameloblastic fibroma (AF) is a rare, benign odontogenic tumor of mixed epithelial and mesenchymal origin, accounting for approximately 2% of all odontogenic tumors. It commonly affects children and adolescents, with a strong predilection for the posterior mandible and typically presents within the first two decades of life. This report presents a case of a 3-year-old male child who was brought to the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology by his parents with a chief complaint of a slow-growing, painless swelling in the mandible. Based on clinical, radiographic, and histopathological findings, a diagnosis of ameloblastic fibroma was established. The lesion was surgically enucleated and kept on regular follow up.
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Pagare J, Garad IM. A growing jaw meets a growing tumor: Pediatric ameloblastic fibroma [Internet]. Int Dent J Stud Res. 2025 [cited 2025 Oct 23];13(3):163–168. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.idjsr.12131.1758704938
APA
Pagare, J., Garad, I. M. (2025). A growing jaw meets a growing tumor: Pediatric ameloblastic fibroma. Int Dent J Stud Res, 13(3), 163–168. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.idjsr.12131.1758704938
MLA
Pagare, Jaishri, Garad, Ishwari Manikrao. "A growing jaw meets a growing tumor: Pediatric ameloblastic fibroma." Int Dent J Stud Res, vol. 13, no. 3, 2025, pp. 163–168. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.idjsr.12131.1758704938
Chicago
Pagare, J., Garad, I. M.. "A growing jaw meets a growing tumor: Pediatric ameloblastic fibroma." Int Dent J Stud Res 13, no. 3 (2025): 163–168. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.idjsr.12131.1758704938