Maxillo-facial radiology case 107
Abstract
Carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the oral cavity. The neoplasm may affect any part of the jaws. Invasion of the jawbones by continuity is a frequent occurrence in
carcinomas originating on the alveolar ridge and the gingival. A comparison between frequency of mandibular and maxillary osseous involvement in cases of oral mucosal
carcinoma has shown a higher degree of invasion of the maxilla. Patients normally present with an ulcerative lesion (upper clinical picture), pain, loosening of teeth, pathological fracture (upper-right, cropped pantomograph) and parasthesia.