Table 1.
| Feature | No of cases 34 (31 cases from literature + 3 new cases) |
|---|---|
| Age in years | |
| 15–24 | 06 (17.6) |
| 25–34 | 09 (26.5) |
| 35–44 | 09 (26.5) |
| 45–55 | 08 (23.6) |
| > 56 | 01 (2.9) |
| Not mentioned | 01 (2.9) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 16 (47.1) |
| Female | 17 (50) |
| Not mentioned | 01 (2.9) |
| Site | |
| Mandible | 22 (64.7) |
| Maxilla | 10 (29.4) |
| Not mentioned | 02 (5.9) |
| Region of the jaw | |
| Anterior only | 02 (5.9) |
| Posterior only | 12 (35.3) |
| Anterior and posterior regions | 06 (17.6) |
| Not specified | 14 (41.2) |
| Radiology | |
| 1. Radiodensity | |
| Radiolucent lesion | 28 (82.4) |
| Mixed radio-dense lesion | 06 (17.6) |
| 2. Margins | |
| Well defined | 10 (29.4) |
| Ill defined with cortical perforation | 16 (47.1) |
| Not mentioned | 08 (23.5) |
| Histopathology (n = 24) | |
| 1. Type of ameloblastoma | |
| Plexiform | 17 (70.8) |
| Follicular | 04 (16.7) |
| Mixed-plexiform, follicular, granular cell and desmoplastic | 01 (4.2) |
| Unicystic | 02 (8.3) |
| 2.* Features of adenomatoid odontogenic tumour | |
| Glandular structures | 23 (95.9) |
| Epithelial whorls | 07 (29.2) |
| Rosettes | 03 (12.5) |
| 3. Dentinoid | 24 (100) |
| Treatment | |
| 1. Surgical excision | |
| Enucleation/conservative excision | 10 (29.4) |
| Radical excision | 08 (23.4) |
| Not mentioned | 16 (47.2) |
| 2. Radiotherapy | |
| Given (after recurrence) | 01 (2.9) |
| Not given | 23 (67.7) |
| Not mentioned | 10 (29.4) |
| Recurrences | |
| Present | 10 (45.4) |
| Absent | 12 (54.6) |
| Not mentioned | 12 |
*Histopathology was assessed for only 24 tumours. With reference to histopathological features of AOT the total does not add up to 24 as some tumours showed more than one feature of AOT