Table 1.
Anatomical location | Unicystic lesion | Multicystic/solid lesion |
---|---|---|
Anterior mandible (cuspid-cuspid) | Curettage/enucleation | Marginal resection Small lesion <3 cm, enucleation with peripheral osteotomy |
Posterior mandible (bicuspids-condyle) | Curettage/peripheral ostectomy | Marginal resection without continuity defect (1-2.0 cm margin inferior/posterior border) Segmental resection with continuity defect → thinning of inferior/posterior border |
Anterior maxilla (cuspid-cuspid) | Partial maxillectomy | Partial maxillectomy |
Posterior maxilla (bicuspid pterygoid plate) | Total maxillectomy | Total maxillectomy |
Note. The histologic variant types of ameloblastoma should also be considered during treatment planning for all the cases.