Tumors Of Jaw Bones

Tumors Of Jaw Bones

Classify tumors of jaw. How will you treat a case of epulis?

Answer.

Classification of Tumors of Jaw

Swelling arising from the gums (Epulis)

• Congenital epulis
• Fibrous epulis
• Pregnancy epulis
• Giant cell epulis
• Myelomatous epulis
• Sarcomatous epulis
• Carcinomatous epulis

“Early Signs Of Jaw Bone Tumors”

Swelling arising from the dental epithelium (Odontomes):

• Ameloblastoma
• Compound odontome
• Enameloma
• Cementoma
• Dentinoma
• Odontogenic firoma and myxoma
• Radicular odontome
• Composite odontome

“Managing Benign Jaw Tumors In Children”

Cysts arising in relation to dental epithelium:

• Dental cyst
• Dentigerous cyst

Swelling arising from the mandible or maxilla:

• Osteoma and osteoblastoma
• Torus palatinus and mandibularis
• Fibrous dysplasia
• Osteoclastoma
• Osteosarcoma
• Secondaries
• Giant cell reparative granuloma

“Treating Aggressive Jaw Bone Tumors In Adults”

Surface tumors:

Tumors from the surface which extend into the jaw.

• Ossifying firoma
• Osteofirosis of maxilla
• Ivory osteoma of jaw
• Leontiasis ossea (diffse osteitis)
• Carcinoma extending into the jaw