Table 2.
Frequency of odontogenic tumors according to sex
| Type of tumor | Male | Female | M:F ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benign odontogenic tumors | |||
| Epithelial origin | |||
| Ameloblastoma | 270 | 186 | 1.5:1 |
| Squamous odontogenic tumor | 1 | 1 | 1:1 |
| Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor | 3 | 5 | 1:1.7 |
| Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor | 8 | 9 | 1:1.3 |
| Mixed (epithelial-mesenchyme) origin | |||
| Ameloblastic fibroma | 13 | 4 | 3.3:1 |
| Primordial odontogenic tumor | 0 | 0 | – |
| Odontoma | 242 | 221 | 1.1:1 |
| Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor | 5 | 2 | 2.5:1 |
| Mesenchymal origin | |||
| Odontogenic fibroma | 6 | 16 | 1:2.7 |
| Odontogenic myxoma/myxofibroma | 20 | 21 | 1:1.1 |
| Cementoblastoma | 4 | 4 | 1:1 |
| Cemento-ossifying fibroma | 8 | 30 | 1:3.8 |
| Malignant odontogenic tumors | |||
| Ameloblastic carcinoma | 0 | 1 | – |
| Primary intraosseous carcinoma | 5 | 3 | 1.6:1 |
| Sclerosing odontogenic carcinoma | 0 | 0 | – |
| Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma | 0 | 0 | – |
| Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma | 0 | 0 | – |
| Odontogenic carcinosarcoma | 0 | 0 | – |
| Odontogenic sarcomas | 0 | 1 | – |
| Total | 585 | 504 | 1.2:1 |
| Percentage | 53.7 | 46.3 |
M male; F female