Cysts and Tumours of Jaws

Tumors and cysts of the oral cavity are relatively rare lesions. Depending on their cytological origin, jaw tumors and cysts can be basically classified as odontogenic or non-odontogenic. Luckily, most of the oral pathologies are benign. However, some of these lesions may be locally aggressive. They may cause destruction of surrounding soft and hard tissues, eventhough they don’t cause distant metastasis. Most of the time, the only treatment option of benign intraoral lesions is surgical removal.

Despite being more seldom, oral malignancies should never be overlooked. The lesions which are persistent for more than 2-3 weeks should be considered as potential malignant tumours until negative results proved by the biopsy and the pathological examination.