Extrafollicular AOT presenting as a gingival overgrowth: A rare case report

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon, benign, asymptomatic, slow-growing tumor with marked predilection for occurrence in the anterior maxilla. It represents 3% of all odontogenic tumors. There are three clinicopathological variants of AOT, namely, follicular, extrafollicular, and peri...

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Published in:Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology 2020-01, Vol.32 (1), p.65-68
Main Authors: Patil, Preeti, Nandimath, Kirty, Burde, Krishna, Kabbur, Karthik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aot
Case reports
Consent
extrafollicular aot
Females
Literature reviews
Mandible
Maxilla
Odontogenic tumors
Teeth
Tumors
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Summary:Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon, benign, asymptomatic, slow-growing tumor with marked predilection for occurrence in the anterior maxilla. It represents 3% of all odontogenic tumors. There are three clinicopathological variants of AOT, namely, follicular, extrafollicular, and peripheral. This paper describes in detail a rare case of an extrafollicular adenomatoid odontogenic tumor occurring in mandible and presenting as gingival growth.
ISSN:0972-1363
0975-1572
DOI:10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_128_19