International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 15-18 , March 2006

Gingival ameloblastic fibro-dentinoma—Report of a case in a child

  • Hong-Sen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Chen Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Ju Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yuk-Kwan Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +886 7 3121101 2292; fax: +886 7 3210637.
    • ,
  • Li-Min Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +886 7 3121101 2292; fax: +886 7 3210637.

Received 24 August 2005 ,Accepted 17 November 2005.

  • Image Result

    Low-power magnification photomicrograph showing a primitive dental papilla-like tissue (★) with multiple islands of ameloblast-like cells (arrows) and strands of calcified tissue (*) below the intact

    Low-power magnification photomicrograph showing a primitive dental papilla-like tissue (★) with multiple islands of ameloblast-like cells (arrows) and strands of calcified tissue (*) below the intact gingival (hematoxylin and eosin ×10).

  • Image Result
    Higher-power view demonstrating an island of ameloblast-like cells embedded within a primitive dental papilla-like area (hematoxylin and eosin ×100).

    Higher-power view demonstrating an island of ameloblast-like cells embedded within a primitive dental papilla-like area (hematoxylin and eosin ×100).

  • Image Result
    Columnar and cubodial ameloblastic-like cells with reversed nuclear polarity can be seen (A), as well as a fibrillar pattern reminiscent of dentinal tubules in a focal area of the mineralized tissue (

    Columnar and cubodial ameloblastic-like cells with reversed nuclear polarity can be seen (A), as well as a fibrillar pattern reminiscent of dentinal tubules in a focal area of the mineralized tissue (B) (hematoxylin and eosin ×400).

PII: S1871-4048(05)00006-7

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2005.11.004

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 15-18 , March 2006

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution