Yu gɛt wan lump we nɔ de pen na yu jaw? Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis ameloblastoma!

Yu dɔn ɛva notis wan smɔl tin we nɔ de mek yu fil pen na yu jaw, mɔ insay yu mɔt? Ɔ yu dɔn ɛva mek dɛntist notis sɔntin we nɔ kɔmɔn we i de chɛk yu tit ɛn tɔk bɔt am? Sɔntɛnde, wi nɔ kin pe atɛnshɔn tumɔs pan dɛn tin ya, bɔt i impɔtant fɔ no bɔt dɛn. Tide wi go tok boht wan rare bot impotant tumor we de fom na di jaw. Dɛn kɔl dis ameloblastoma.

Wetin na ameloblastoma? Mek wi ɔndastand gud gud wan?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, ameloblastoma na wan tumbu we kin kam na yu jawbon, bɔku tɛm i kin kam smɔl smɔl. I de divεlכp frכm di sem sεl dεm we de mek di kכva we de kכba yu tit dεm we dεn kכl tut inεmεl. Yu nɔ tink se dat de mek wi sɔprayz? כlmost 80% pan dεn tכmכro dεm ya de divεlכp na di lכw jaw, usay yu big bak tit dεm (molars) de.

Naw yu kin de tink se, "We yu se tumor, i min kansa?" Fɔ tru, bɔku tɛm dɛn kin kɔl ameloblastoma benign tumor. Dat min se i nɔto kansa. Bɔt, smɔl tin de we wi fɔ ɔndastand na ya. We wi se "benign", wi kin tink se "harmless, notin fɔ wɔri bɔt." Bɔt wit ameloblastoma, dat nɔ kin bi. Pan ɔl we dɛn tumbu ya nɔto kansa, dɛn kin gro smɔl smɔl ɛn chenj di shep we yu jawbon gɛt ɛn pwɛl yu tit. Dɔn bak, sɔmtɛm dɛn kin gro bak (rikɔr) ivin afta dɛn dɔn trit dɛn.

So, ivin if dis nɔto kansa, i rili impɔtant fɔ no am kwik, gɛt di rayt tritmɛnt, ɛn fɔ wach am gud gud wan afta dɛn dɔn trit am. Na da tɛm de nɔmɔ dɛn go ebul fɔ mek di jawbon pwɛl.

Difrɛn kayn ameloblastoma de?

Yɛs, dɔktɔ dɛn kin luk dɛn tumbu ya ɔnda maykroskɔp ɛn sheb dɛn bay aw di sɛl dɛn luk. We yu luk dɛn sɛl dɛn ya fɔs, dɛn tan lɛk ɔni ɔ smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we gɛt sop. Bɔku men kayn dɛn de:

• Kɔnvɛnshɔnal ameloblastoma: Dis na di kayn we we dɛn kin gɛt mɔ. i de mek lεk 85% pan כl di ameloblastomas. I kin gro fast smɔl pas ɔda kayn dɛn ɛn i kin kɔmɔt na di jawbon to di tisu dɛn we de rawnd di mɔt .
• Unicystic ameloblastoma: Dis kayn we nɔ kin pas di jawbon pas di kɔvɛnshɔnal kayn.
• peripheral (extraosseous) ameloblastoma: Risach pipul dεm tink se dis kin sכmtεm frכm di gכm כ sכft tisu dεm na di mכt to di jaw. Dɛn kin gro sloslo pas di ɔda tu kayn.

Pan ɔl we i nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm, sɔm ameloblastoma tumorI kin bi bak kansa (malignant). Tu kayn dɛn de:

• mεtastasayz ameloblastoma: dεn tכmכro dεm ya de lεk `benign` tכmכro dεm כnda maykroskכp. Bɔt dɛn rili na `mɛtastas kansa`. Dɔktɔ kin jɔs no se i `metastatic` afta di kansa dɔn spre to ɔda pat dɛn na di bɔdi, lɛk di lɔng, bren, ɔ skin.
• Ameloblastic carcinoma: Dis tumor kin stat as kansa frɔm di biginin. Ɔ, i kin bigin as benign ameloblastoma ɛn afta dat i kin bi kansa.

Aw kɔmɔn tin we dɛn kɔl dis sik ameloblastoma?

Ameloblastoma na wan pan di bכku bכku bכku tכmכro dεm we de na di jaw, bכ t כlsay i nכ kin bכku. Stɔdi dɔn sho se na lɛk wan pan ɛvri milyɔn pipul dɛn nɔmɔ kin gɛt dis sik ɛvri ia. pan dεn wan dεm, na כnli lεk 2% gεt malignant ameloblastoma.

Pan ɔl we dis sik kin kam pan ɛni ej, i kin bɔku pan pipul dɛn we ol bitwin 30 ɛn 60. Dɛn kin tɔk bak se dɛn kin no dis sik mɔ na Afrika ɛn Eshia kɔntri dɛn.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ Ameloblastoma?

Bikɔs dɛn tumbu ya kin gro sloslo, yu nɔ kin gɛt ɛni sayn fɔ 10 to 20 ia. Yu ɔ yu dɔktɔ nɔ go notis am te leta. Na we di tumbu gro ɛn invayd di tisu we de rawnd yu kin gɛt chenj na di shep fɔ yu fes ɛn jaw ɔ prɔblɛm wit yu tit.

Dis na sɔm pan di kɔmɔn sayn dɛm:

• Wan swɛlin we nɔ de pen na di jaw eria. Bɔku tɛm, dis kin afɛkt wan say nɔmɔ na di fes.
• I tan lɛk nyu tin we de gro we dɛn prɛs insay di chɛst, lɛk pinat ɔ smɔl bɔl.
• Pink ɔ rɛd spat na di tit, ɔ tit we kin brok izi wan.
• I nɔ izi fɔ muv di jaw.
• Di gɔm dɛn kin rɛd ɛn swel.
• di tit dεm we nכ de fit tכgeda fayn fayn wan (malocclusion).
• Tit dɛn we de grind.

Wetin mek ameloblastoma kin kam? Wetin na di tin dɛn we kin mek i apin?

dis tכmכro dεm de divεlכp biכs di sεl dεm we de mek yu tut inεmεl (dεn kכl am ameloblast) de kכntinyu fכ gro afta yu tut inεmεl dεn fכm. Masta sabi bukman dɛn nɔ no yet bɛtɛ bɛtɛ wan wetin mek dis kin apin.

Bɔt sɔm stɔdi dɛn we dɛn dɔn du dis biɛn tɛm dɔn sho se bɔku pipul dɛn we gɛt ameloblastoma gɛt kɔmɔn jɛnɛtik muteshon we gɛt fɔ du wit prɔblɛm wit di we aw di sɛl dɛn de sheb ɛn ɛp di tumbu fɔ gro.in patikyula, mכtayshכn dεm na di jin dεm `BRAF` εn `SMO` kin kכmכn fכ ameloblastoma.

Naw, masta sabi pipul dεm de du risach pan dεn jεnεtik chenj dεm ya fכ no di tεrapi dεm we dεn de tכk we go spεshal tכk εn pwεl di sεl dεm we gεt prכblεm.

Aw dɔktɔ dɛn kin no se pɔsin gɛt ameloblastoma?

We yu go to di dɛntist fɔ chɛk-ap ɔltɛm, ɛkstrem rayt kin sho sayn dɛn fɔ ameloblastoma. If na so, yu dɛntist go rifer yu to spɛshal dɔktɔ fɔ mek dɛn du ɔda tɛst dɛn. Dɛn tɛst ya kin bi:

• Imej tɛst: Dɛn kin du ɔda tɛst dɛn lɛk X-ray, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging - MRI), ɛn CT skan fɔ si ustɛm di tumbu de ɛn aw i big. Dɛn tɛst ya kin ɛp yu dɔktɔ bak fɔ pul ɔda kayn tumbu dɛn we tan lɛk ameloblastoma. If i gɛt kansa, dɛn kin du Positron Emission Tomography (PET scan) fɔ si if i dɔn spre to ɔda pat dɛn na di bɔdi.
• Bayopsi: Bayopsi de mek yu dɔktɔ tek wan smɔl pat pan di tisu frɔm di tumbu ɛn mek pɔsin we de stɔdi bɔt sik dɛn chɛk am ɔnda maykroskɔp. Di kayn sɛl dɛn go ɛp yu dɔktɔ fɔ no ustɛm na us kayn ameloblastoma ɛn disayd di bɛst tritmɛnt.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt fɔ Ameloblastoma?

di bεst tritmεnt fכ ameloblastoma na כpεrayshכn fכ pul di tכmכro εn sכm pan di tisu dεm we de rawnd (so dat nכ abnכmal sεl dεm go de). Dɔktɔ dɛn kin sheb di ɔpreshɔn fɔ dɛn tumbu ya to tu men kayn:

• Radikal ɔpreshɔn: Dis na big ɔpreshɔn fɔ pipul dɛn we gɛt ameloblastoma. Na ya, di dɔktɔ kin pul bɔku pan di jawbon ɛn di tisu we de rawnd am wit di tumbu. Dis na fɔ ridyus di risk fɔ mek di tumbu kam bak. i kin pul pat כ כl di lכw jaw bak (mandibulectomy) כ pat כ כl di כp jaw (maxillectomy).
• Kɔnsɔvativ ɔpreshɔn: Na ya, di dɔktɔ kin pul di tumbu wit smɔl tisu ɛn bon we gɛt wɛlbɔdi. Dɛn kin du dis smɔl ɔpreshɔn if yu tumbu smɔl ɛn i nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ chans fɔ spre to di bon ɛn tisu we de rawnd am.

If yu nɔto gud pɔsin fɔ ɔpreshɔn, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ yuz redyushɔn tɛrapi fɔ pwɛl di tumbu. Ɔ, dɛn kin se dɛn fɔ yuz redyushɔn tɛrapi fɔ pwɛl ɛni tumbu sɛl we lɛf afta dɛn dɔn du di ɔpreshɔn. Dis tritmɛnt de yuz ɛkstrem rayt we gɛt bɔku ɛnaji fɔ pwɛl di sɛl dɛn.

Ɔda tritmɛnt dɛn we dɛn kin nid afta dɛn dɔn du di ɔpreshɔn

Big ɔpreshɔn fɔ ameloblastoma kin tek lɔng tɛm fɔ wɛl, bɔku tɛm i kin tek sɔm mɔnt. Afta dat, yu kin nid ɔda tritmɛnt fɔ mek yu go bak to yu nɔmal. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• Rikɔnstrɔktiv ɔpreshɔn: Yu go wok wit plastic sajin fɔ mek yu fes ɛn yu jaw luk bak. Dis ɔpreshɔn kin min fɔ tek bon frɔm ɔda pat na yu bɔdi (lɛk yu hip ɔ yu sholda) ɛn bil di say we yu de na di jaw bak.
• Dental implants: Dis na atifishal tit (prosthetics) we de tek ples fɔ di tit dɛn we dɛn bin pul we dɛn bin de du ɔpreshɔn. Dɛn tin ya kin ɛp yu fɔ ebul fɔ it fayn bak ɛn gɛt kɔnfidɛns bak pan di we aw yu mɔt tan.
• Spich therapy: Speech-language pathologist kin ɛp yu fɔ ajɔst to chenj dɛn na yu jaw ɛn fes so dat yu go ebul fɔ chew, swɛla, ɛn tɔk fayn.
• Advays bɔt it: Wan dɔktɔ we sabi bɔt it kin ɛp yu fɔ pik it dɛn we gɛt fayn fayn tin dɛn we izi fɔ it ɛn swɛla we yu de wɛl.

Yu tink se dɛn kin ridyus di risk fɔ gɛt ameloblastoma?

No we nɔ de fɔ mek dis nɔ apin. Bɔt fɔ go to dɛntist wan tɛm ɛvri siks mɔnt fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu tit ɛn fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu kansa na yu mɔt, dat kin ɛp fɔ no dɛn tin ya we de gro kwik kwik wan. If yu trit yu kwik kwik wan, dat kin ɛp fɔ mek ameloblastoma nɔ pwɛl yu jaw ɛn yu fes tisu dɛn.

If a gɛt dis sik, wetin a fɔ ɛkspɛkt?

Yu prɔgnosis dipen pan yu wɛlbɔdi, di kayn ameloblastoma, usay i de, ɛn di kayn ɔpreshɔn we dɛn du fɔ pul di tumbu.

Bɔrku pipul dɛm wae dɔn gɛt tritmɛnt fɔ ameloblastoma go nid fɔ de wach dɛn ɔl dɛn layf fɔ si if di tumbu go kam bak. dis na biכs lεk 20% pan di pipul dεm go divεlכp di tכmכro bak afta dεn כpεrayshכn. I pas af pan di tɛm, di tumbu go kam bak insay di fɔs fayv ia afta dɛn dɔn du di ɔpreshɔn.

So, aks yu dɔktɔ aw ɔltɛm yu fɔ du tɛst fɔ si if di tumbu de gro bak.

Wetin kin apin if dɛn nɔ trit ameloblastoma?

If yu nɔ trit am, ameloblastoma kin pwɛl impɔtant pat dɛn na yu fes ɛn yu jaw, ɛn sɔntɛnde i kin kil yu. If yu nɔ chɛk dɛn tumbu ya, i kin mek yu fes nɔ fayn, i kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ it ɛn swɛla. If dεn gro mכr, dεn kin invayd di tisu dεm na yu bren εn sεntri nεv sεstem, εn blכk yu aywe dεm.

So, tritmɛnt fɔ ameloblastoma kin mek dɛn kayn tin ya we rili bad nɔ apin.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to mi dɔktɔ?

Yu fɔ no gud gud wan aw ɔltɛm yu nid fɔ kam insay fɔ fala-ɔp visit fɔ chɛk fɔ si if i kam bak afta di tritmɛnt. Bɔt i sɔri fɔ no se bɔku ameloblastomas kin kam bak sɔm ia afta dɛn dɔn du di ɔpreshɔn. If dɛn du dat, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu nyu tritmɛnt dɛn fɔ mek yu jaw ɛn yu fes nɔ pwɛl mɔ.

Ustɛm a fɔ go na di imejensi rum?

Yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu wetin fɔ ɛkspɛkt as yu de wɛl afta dɛn dɔn du yu ɔpreshɔn. Bɔt yu fɔ go na di imejensi rum wantɛm wantɛm if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya:

• If yu gɛt fiva we pas 101 Fɛnayt (38.3 Sɛlshiɔs).
• If yu gɛt pen we nɔ de stɔp ivin afta yu dɔn tek di mɛrɛsin dɛn we di dɔktɔ gi yu fɔ mek yu fil pen.
• If mɔ pus ɔ swɛlin de frɔm di wund pas aw yu bin de tink.
• If yu gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ blo ɔ yu fil lɛk se yu de swɛla.

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn a fɔ aks mi dɔktɔ?

Ameloblastoma na siriɔs mɛrɛsin we nid fɔ gɛt big ɔpreshɔn. Na sɔm kwɛstyɔn dɛn we yu kin aks we yu ɛn yu dɔktɔ de tɔk bɔt tritmɛnt:

• Us kayn ɔpreshɔn a nid fɔ du?
• Wetin mek yu se yu fɔ du da ɔpreshɔn de?
• Yu tink se dɛn go nid ɔda tritmɛnt dɛn apat frɔm ɔpreshɔn fɔ pul di tumbu kɔmɔt kpatakpata?
• A go nid fɔ du plastic ɔpreshɔn ɔ fɔ yuz tɛrapi fɔ tɔk?
• Wetin na di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin ɔ di sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt?
• Wetin na di chans fɔ mek dis ameloblastoma kam bak?

Faynal Mɛsej fɔ Tek-Hom

We wi yɛri di wɔd `benign`, wi kin tink se ``harmless.`` Bɔt wit ameloblastoma, i nɔ simpul so. If yu nɔ trit dɛn tumbu ya, i kin pwɛl yu jaw ɛn yu fes pat. Bɔt, mɛmba se, tritmɛnt dɛn de we kin kɔntrol dɛn growth ya. Aks yu dɔktɔ bɔt di kayn ɔpreshɔn we i se fɔ du bay di kayn tumbu ɛn yu wɛlbɔdi. Yu dɔktɔ na di bɛst pɔsin fɔ ɛksplen to yu wetin na di bɛst tritmɛnt fɔ pul di tumbu ɛn kip bɔku wɛlbɔdi tisu na yu jaw as yu ebul. So, nɔ fred fɔ aks am kwɛstyɔn dɛn, ɛn mek dɛn ɛksplen ɔltin. Stay wit wɛlbɔdi!

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