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Management of Unicystic Plexiform Ameloblastoma

Posted by Dr. William J Maloney on 07 Feb 2014 11:14:55 PM GMT Reviewed by Interested Peers

What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
The authors aim is to describe the management of a unicystic plexiform ameloblastoma in a 12 year old female.
Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
Yes
Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

Yes
Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

Yes
If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

No
Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

Yes
Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

No-The paper is very thorough in the presentation of the case.
Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
Yes- This would be an excellent seminar for oral surgery residents.
Other Comments:
Ameloblastoma is a benign epithelial tumor which is often aggressive and destructive. The authors state that treatment decisions for ameloblastoma are based on the individual patient situation and the bestjudgment of the surgeon. Radical treatment can alter facial esthetics.

Certain variants must be assessed prior to choosing a treatment for ameloblastomas. These include anatomic location, clinical behavior, size of the tumor, and age of the patient. A conservative approach was used in the case which was presented.
Competing interests:
None
Invited by the author to review this article? :
No
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
References:

No
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

Clinical associate professor
How to cite: Maloney W J.Management of Unicystic Plexiform Ameloblastoma[Review of the article 'Management of Unicystic Plexiform Ameloblastoma in a 12 year Old Female: Report of a Case ' by Badal A].WebmedCentral 2014;5(2):WMCRW002960

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Management of Plexiform Ameloblastoma in a 12 year old female: A Case Report

Posted by Dr. Fayyaz Ahmed on 10 Dec 2011 11:16:28 AM GMT

1	Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category?	Yes
2	Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data?	Yes
3	Is this a new and original contribution?	Yes
4	Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic?	No
5	Are structure and length satisfactory?	Yes
6	Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience?	Yes
7	Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts?	No
8	Is the quality of the diction satisfactory?	Yes
9	Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable?	Yes
10	Are the references adequate and are they all necessary?	Yes
11	Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative?	Yes

Other Comments:
The article is written quite well, but minor grammatical corrections to be made. The author has to include some more references in disscuion as this topic is vague and there still exists a dilemma in management.
Competing interests:
non
Invited by the author to review this article? :
Yes
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
References:
None
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

am assistant professor in dept of oral and maxillofacial surgery where i teach the subject to the under and post graduates
How to cite: Ahmed F .Management of Plexiform Ameloblastoma in a 12 year old female: A Case Report[Review of the article 'Management of Unicystic Plexiform Ameloblastoma in a 12 year Old Female: Report of a Case ' by Badal A].WebmedCentral 2014;2(12):WMCRW001226

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Thanks for the review Sir, i will amend the necessary changes soon.
Responded by Dr. Sheeraz Badal on 10 Dec 2011 04:29:55 PM

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