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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
[[Image:ameloblastoma.gif|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>Ameloblastoma (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))</center></small>]]
 
[[Image:ameloblastoma.gif|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>Ameloblastoma (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))</center></small>]]
This is a benign but locally invasive odontogenic tumour that appears in the [[Gingiva|gingiva]], often surrounding and displacing the adjacent teeth. The lesions have a raised and cauliflower appearance and are slow growing. Eventually the lesions can become very large and involve the jaw bone.
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This is a benign but locally invasive odontogenic tumour that appears in the [[Gingiva|gingiva]], often surrounding and displacing the adjacent teeth. The lesions have a raised and sometimes cauliflower appearance and are slow growing. Eventually the lesions can become very large and involve the jaw bone.
    
==Signalment==
 
==Signalment==
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