 Ameloblastic fibromas contain both of these tissues, and its name is derived from them.It is a neoplasm, meaning it is a mass of abnormal growth of cells or tissue.If the mass contains hard dental tissues they are known as odontoma, which are not true neoplasm, but classified as hamartomatous lesions (4)

Epidemiology and prevalence

Odontogenic tumours are uncommon, with a prevalence of around 2% (5) and only 1-2% of these are ameloblastic fibromas (6).