Ameloblastoma of the Jaw

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A MELOBLASTOMA, or adamantinoma, of the jaw is uncommon, and its treatment controversial.1 2 3 4 5 6 The terms "ameloblastoma" (Old French, amel, enamel, plus Greek, blastos, germ) and "adamantinoma" (Greek, adamos, hard substance) are both misnomers for this tumor because ameloblasts that elaborate enamel need not be present, and since enamel is not produced, the tumor is not hard. What is by custom called an ameloblastoma or adamantinoma is a characteristic epithelial tumor that may arise from one of many dental sources: the epithelial lining of a dentigerous cyst; the remnants of the dental lamina or of the enamel organ; . . .

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