Magister Chirurgiae Dentium - MChDAmeloblastoma is the most common benign tumour of odontogenic origin
and presents five times more in the mandible than in the maxilla (Reichardt et al. 1995).
Although benign, it exhibits an invasive behavioural growth pattern with a high rate of
recurrence if not managed appropriately. Ameloblastoma occurs in all age groups, but is
most common in patients between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Males and females are
equally affected. Clinically, ameloblastoma presents as a slow-growing, painless tumour,
which if left untreated, can grow to enormous proportions. Radiographically, the lesion
presents as either multilocular or unilocular radiolucency. The internal appearance of
multilocular lesions may resemble a soap-bubble, honeycomb or spider-like pattern.
Combinations of these patterns are not unusual
