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RODRIGUES, Tânia Lemos Coelho et al. Benign tumors of the jaws: a 10-year retrospective analysis. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2010, vol.10, n.2, pp. 91-96. ISSN 1808-5210.

OBJETIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of benign tumors of the jaws over a period of ten years. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The retrospective analysis involved a review of the records of 108 patients with these neoplasms, investigating age, sex, anatomic region of the lesion and form of treatment, in addition to an analysis of the specimens submitted to histopathological examination. RESULTS: Of the 108 maxillary tumors, 61.0% were odontogenic, the most common ones being ameloblastomas (20.4%) and odontomas (18.5%). The most affected area was the mandible (69.7%). The non-odontogenic tumors accounted for 39.0 of the total, the most common ones being central giant cell granuloma (15.0%) and ossifying fibroma (11.1%). The mandible was the most affected area (81.0%). The surgical treatment of the neoplasms had the following distribution: 57.4% curettage; 25.9% total resection associated with reconstruction with an autogenous iliac crest bone graft and 16.6% partial resection. CONCLUSION: Odontogenic tumors were the most prevalent (61.0%). The affected population was characterized mainly by young females, aged 10-29 years, and the area of greatest risk was the posterior mandibular region.

Palavras-chave : Maxillary Neoplasms [Epidemiology]; Odontogenic Tumors; Surgery; Oral.