AMELOBLASTOMA BY HEMIMANDIBULECTOMY AND PLATE RECONSTRUCTION IN A YOUNG CHILD: A RARE-ENTITY

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Abdul Rachman Saragih

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Background: Ameloblastoma is a benign tumor derived from odontogenic epithelium showed locally aggressive behavior with a high recurrence rate. More than 80% of ameloblastoma developed in the area of the mandibular ramus or  molar regio. Aim: To provide information about hemimandibulectomy  and reconstruction with titanium plate in ameloblastoma on patients who is a 7-year-old girl with is a rare entity in children with ameloblastoma of  bucal  regio dextra.. Conclusion: We reported   patient with ameloblastoma,  a 7-year-old girl a rare case of multicystic ameloblastoma in the  right mandibular, with the treatment  by   hemimandibulectomy and reconstructed with titanium plate and the outcome was satisfying.

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