The importance of histopathologic analysis of pericoronal follicles for the early identification of ameloblastomas.

The objective of this study was to discuss the importance of performing histopathological examination of pericoronal follicles as a routine procedure, so as to enable the early identification of odontogenic lesions. We describe two clinical cases with histopathological diagnoses of ameloblastomas who did not show clinical or radiographic signs of disease before microscopic examination.