title: The use of rim excision as a treatment for canine acanthomatous ameloblastoma.
abstract: This study reviews rim excision as a treatment for canine acanthomatous ameloblastomas (CAA) in dogs with <3 mm of bone involvement. Removal of a canine tooth was involved in 47% of the cases; 33% cases involved the caudal dentition. Follow-up ranged from 3 months to 5 years. No evidence of recurrence was seen. Client satisfaction with cosmesis and the animal's ability to masticate was judged to be good. With appropriate case selection, rim excision appears to be a viable option for CAA and results in improved dental occlusion, cosmesis, and no evidence of epulis recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Surgical Associates, 1410 Monument Boulevard, Suite 100, Concord, California 94520, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Martin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Aitken
authors.forename: Sharon D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Gottfried
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome