Aa. Olaitan et Eo. Adekeye, CLINICAL-FEATURES AND MANAGEMENT OF AMELOBLASTOMA OF THE MANDIBLE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery, 34(3), 1996, pp. 248-251
Thirty cases of ameloblastoma of the mandible in children and adolesce
nts were reviewed, During the period of evaluation, 206 patients with
ameloblastoma in the craniofacial region were seen of which 14.6% were
in children (under 18 years). The tumour was more prevalent in male (
1.5:1). Enucleation with curettage of the surrounding bones appears ad
equate for unicystic lesions, Multicystic lesions mere managed by radi
cal resection of the mandible with or without- immediate reconstructio
n of defect with bone graft or by resection of the lesion with the den
toalveolar structure and preservation of the lower border of the mandi
ble, Uninvolved periosteum should be preserved because of its osteogen
ic potential.