NON-ODONTOGENIC TUMORS OF THE JAWS

Course overview

NON-ODONTOGENIC TUMORS OF THE JAW ARE RARE PATHOLOGIES THAT CAN OFTEN BE OVERLOOKED, RESULTING IN DELAYED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. THEY COVER A VAST RANGE OF PATHOLOGIES CATEGORIZED BELOW; DUE TO THE BREADTH OF THIS TOPIC, ONLY SIX MORE COMMON CONDITIONS ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL; OSTEOSARCOMA, CENTRAL GIANT CELL GRANULOMA, FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, OSTEOMA, OSTEOCHONDROMA, AND OSTEOBLASTOMA. THE ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF NON-ODONTOGENIC TUMORS AND DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR THESE PATIENTS.