Ameloblastoma x ray
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] : Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2], Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [3]
Overview
Overview
A head x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of ameloblastoma. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of ameloblastoma include polycystic, honeycombed mass arising within the alveolar border of the jaw.
X ray
X ray
An head x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of ameloblastoma. Findings on an x-ray suggestive ameloblastoma include:[1][2][3]
- Lucency in the bone of varying size.
- Well-demarcated lesion whereas it often demonstrates as a multiloculated “soap bubble” appearance.
- Resorption of roots of involved teeth.
- Ameloblastoma most often found in the posterior body and angle of the mandible.
- Bony-impacted wisdom teeth.
- Polycystic, honeycombed mass arising within the alveolar border of the jaw may suggest the diagnosis of ameloblastoma, but only a biopsy can confirm it.
References
References
- ↑ More, Chandramani; Tailor, Mansi; Patel, HetulJ; Asrani, Mukesh; Thakkar, Krushna; Adalja, Chhaya (2012). “Radiographic analysis of ameloblastoma: A retrospective study”. Indian Journal of Dental Research. 23 (5): 698. doi:10.4103/0970-9290.107436. ISSN 0970-9290.
- ↑ Drevelengas, A.; Eleftheriadis, J.; Kalaitzoglou, I.; Palladas, P.; Lazaridis, N. (1994). “Imaging of maxillomandibular ameloblastoma”. European Radiology. 4 (3): 203–210. doi:10.1007/BF00606448. ISSN 0938-7994.
- ↑ Angadi, PV (2011). “Head and Neck: Odontogenic tumor: Ameloblastoma”. Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology (2). doi:10.4267/2042/44972. ISSN 1768-3262.
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