Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor of the mandible - extrafollicular variety: a rare case report

ABSTRACT

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor [AOT] is an uncommon benign odontogenic lesion that affects young patients, with female predominance, mainly in second decade, representing approximately 3% of all odontogenic tumors. It is of interest that in about 74% of cases, this tumor is associated with an unerupted tooth, and in over two third of cases associated with maxillary [65%] or mandibular canine [35%]. Very rarely the lesion occurs without any impacted tooth. In this report a case of adenomatoid odontogenic tumor of right side of mandible in the canine premolar region not associated with an impacted tooth in a 14 years old female patient is described