Ameloblastoma history and symptoms

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Overview

Symptoms of ameloblastoma include mouth sores, painless swelling, loose teeth, facial deformity, swelling and numbness of the jaw, pain surrounding the teeth or jaw, and pain associated with the tissue growth, if ameloblastoma spreads to the sinus cavities and floor of the nose.

History

Symptoms

Symptoms of ameloblastoma include the following: Lesions occur in the mandible or maxilla. Lesions are more common in the mandible, than in the maxilla. In approximately 80% of the cases, the posterior mandible is involved; in 20% cases, the posterior maxilla is involved.

  • Mouth sores
  • Painless swelling
  • Loose teeth
  • Facial deformity
  • Swelling and numbness of the jaw
  • Pain surrounding the teeth or jaw
  • A thin shell of bone around the tissue may develop due to abnormal growths, which usually cracks upon touch
  • There may be pain associated with the tissue growth, if ameloblastoma spreads to the sinus cavities and floor of the nose

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