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We analyzed cases of benign odontogenic tumors treated in our department between 1977 and 1991 to derive the clinical implications. Seventy-three cases were retrospectively evaluated. Analysis of the series yielded the following results.(1) Odontogenic tumors most commonly appeared in the first and second decades of life.(2) Radiographic findings were helpful, but often lead to misdiagnoses.(3) Some cases of ameloblastoma with thick encapsulation in patients aged less than 20 years showed favorable postoperative course even after enucleation, whereas most cases demonstrated aggressive behavior.(4) Since some tumors, particularly odontoma, occasionally associated with other lesions, tentative surgical procedures and precise histopathologic diagnoses are mandatory.
