Ali Farooq, Rafay Mannan, Hina Mukhtar.
The frequency of various histopathological types of odontogenic tumor at a tertiary care dental hospital.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(2):665-9.

Odontogenic tumors are group of heterogeneous lesions derived from epithelial or ectomesenchymal tissues or both, which are a part of tooth forming apparatus. They range from hamartomatous or non-neoplastic tissue proliferations to malignant neoplasms with metastatic capacity. The main aim of this study was to determine the frequency of various histo pathological types of odontogenic tumor at a tertiary care dental hospital. A sample of 90 patients was taken who were diagnosed with odontogenic tumors. The most frequent type was ameloblastoma and the rare form was calcifying cystic. These tumors showed marked predilection formandible (80%) than maxilla (20%) with a mandible to maxilla ratio of 4.0:1.

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