title: Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma in children: report of 2 cases.
abstract: Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma is a rare, mixed, benign, odontogenic tumor of significant prevalence in the mandible, with epithelial and mesenchymal components. It usually affects pediatric patients and is associated with teeth, causing a delay in eruption chronology or an alteration  in the dental eruption pathway. It is occasionally diagnosed during radiographic evaluations of these patients. The literature is unclear whether it is a distinct pathological entity or a stage of odontoma. As it is benign and has a low recurrence rate, conservative treatment is recommended.  The purpose of this paper was to present 2 cases of ameloblastic fibro-odontoma in the mandibles of children.
authors: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program, Dentistry College of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. thiago.ctbmf@yahoo.com.br
authors: Thiago de Santana
authors: Tde S
authors: Santos
authors: Ricardo Wathson Feitosa
authors: RW
authors: de Carvalho
authors: Rafael Linard
authors: RL
authors: Avelar
authors: Emanuel
authors: E
authors: Dias de Oliveira e Silva
authors: Riedel
authors: R
authors: Frota
authors: Edvaldo Dória
authors: ED
authors: Anjos
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009810:Odontoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic