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The adenomatoid odontogenic tumour (AOT) is an uncommon, benign lesion of the jaws. It has been subdivided into two broad categories: central AOT and peripheral AOT. A case of peripheral AOT in a 3-year-old female with a history of congenital adrenal hyperplasia is reported. The lesion presented as a gingival mass associated with a fully erupted deciduous canine tooth. This is the eleventh reported case of peripheral AOT and the first in a 3-year-old patient
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Kearns, G., Smith, R. Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour: an unusual cause of gingival swelling in a 3-year-old patient. Br Dent J 181, 380–382 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4809264
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