Five cases of ameloblastoma of the mandible occurred in the children

Five cases of ameloblastoma of the mandible occurred in the children are reported. 2 cases were boys and 3 were girls. The age of the patients ranged from 10 to 14 years (average 12.6 years) . In the X-ray findings, unilocular lesions were found in 3 cases and the remaining 2 cases had multilocular cystic lesions. We treated 4 out of 5 cases, and a reduction of lesions was found clinically and radiologically after marsupialization. Thereafter minimal resection of mandible was performed satisfactorily. Histopathologial findings showed plexiform type ameloblastoma in all cases. All cases have had no recurrence of ameloblastoma. Too large resection of mandible may be detrimental to the results of the treatment for children. It is suggested that marsupialization is effective in the treatment of cystic ameloblastoma. Additionally, we made a review of the literature and had a clinical discussion with regards to ameloblastoma in child.