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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Odontogenic Tumors; A Collaborative Retrospective Analysis Over 7year Period at Western Province of Saudi Arabia
Odontogenic Tumors; A Collaborative Retrospective Analysis Over 7year Period at Western Province of Saudi Arabia
 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : The frequency of odontogenic tumor (OTs) in the sole academic institutes and the largest governmental hospital in Jeddah were studied. Retrospectivestudy of 650 different tumor cases presented to Faculty of Dentistry at King Abdulaziz UniversitY Hospital and King Fahad General Hospital were reviewed in the period of 199~-2005, regarding their site of occurrence, the age and the gender ofthe patients. All tumors were examined using the light microscope to confirm the diagnosis. Thetesults showed that the OTs accounted for 33 cases (5.1 %) of all presented oral and maxillofacial lesions ( 650 cases). Ameloblastoma 13 cases (39.4%) followed by odontomas 6 cases (18.2%), and myxomas 5 cases (15.1%) were the most common of these lesions. Eighty eight percent (29 cases) of these tumors were found in the mandible, while only 12% (4 cases) were found in the maxilla. Most ofOTs (63.6%) were found in male patients (2 I cases) and the rest (36.4%) were found in female patients (12 cases). Most of these tumors (66.6%) were diagnosed at the ageofl 1-30 years (22 cases). Other researches on the incidence of odontogenic tumors, including more hospitals. and institutions in Jeddah as well as in the whole Saudi Arabia is recommended in order to aid in directing health care services. 
ISSN : 0 
Journal Name : Ainshams Dental Journal 
Volume : 8 
Issue Number : 2 
Publishing Year : 2005 AH
2005 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Wednesday, January 2, 2008 

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أحمد اليمانيAlyamani, Ahmed ResearcherDoctorateayamani@kau.edu.sa

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