Review of Benign Tumors of the Maxillofacial Region and Considerations for Bone Invasion

Abstract

Tumors in the maxillofacial region are located in the soft and hard tissues. Those located in the facial skeleton are rare and can be of dental origin (odontogenic) or arise from bony tissues (osteogenic). No matter whether they are benign or malignant, clinically they often are symptomless for a long time. Only rarely do they cause pain. Even on x-ray films their appearance is very uniform. Most of them present as mono- or polycystic lesions. Even the distinction of whether these lesions are well delineated or not does not help to determine whether a tumor is benign or malignant.¹