Peripheral Ameloblastoma in the maxillary gingiva: A case repot

Peripheral Ameloblastoma (PA) is a rare extraosseous counterpart of central ameloblastoma that occures in soft tissuses and may cause bone crest resorption.the most frequent onset site is the mandibular premolar region especially the lingual gingiva. The incidence of peripheral ameloblastoma in the sixth decade of life and the prevalence have been reported in men than in women. Peripheral ameloblastoma compared to the intraosseous type later in life happens. we report a case of peripheral aneloblastoma in the maxillary gingiva in a 28-year-old woman.