A 17-year-old female patient reported to the department two years back with the chief complaint of swelling in the right lower jaw region for the last four months. On extraoral examination a nontender swelling approximately of the size 4 cm × 2.5 cm was appreciated in the left mandibular region extending from lateral incisor to lower third molar region. There was expansion of buccal and lingual cortical plates. Incisional biopsy revealed unicystic mural ameloblastoma.\nThe patient was operated on under GA. Lesion was completely enucleated. Impacted teeth (33, 34, 35, and 36) were extracted. Peripheral osteotomy was done. Primary closure was achieved. A regular follow-up is being done. There is no sign of recurrence.
A 28-year-old female patient reported to the department with the chief complaint of swelling in the lower left back tooth region for the last three months. On extraoral examination, there was a swelling approximately of the size 4 cm × 4 cm extending from left commissure of lip to the posterior border of ramus of mandible and from ala-tragus line to 1 cm below the lower border of mandible. On intraoral examination there was bony expansion in buccal and lingual cortical plate and perforation of lingual cortical plate. Incisional biopsy was done. It revealed follicular type of ameloblastoma. Segmental resection with disarticulation of the left mandible was done followed by reconstruction with rib graft using reconstruction plate. A regular follow-up is being done. There is no sign of recurrence.