Benign Oral Mass

Benign tumors are a mass of cells/tumors that lack the ability to invade neighboring tissue and will not metastasize or spread.

What you need to know…

Benign tumors are not cancerous.
Most of these tumors can be surgically removed, and patients return to eating and play shortly thereafter.

How an ORAL MASS may look:

oral mass tumor — Oral mass of the upper jaw

oral mass upper premolar — Oral mass of the upper premolars

Possible Therapy / Treatment:

Surgical excision is the preferred treatment in the majority of cases. For the most common benign oral masses, a marginal excision is adequate while an invasive benign mass will require 1 cm of normal tissue.

removal of oral mass — Closure of the oral surgery site after removal of mass

Learn more about ORAL MASS:

A thorough examination under anesthesia with dental x-rays, biopsy, and oral surgery are performed. The biopsy is submitted to a board certified pathologist. He/she will examine the tissue to determine the cell type and make a diagnosis of a specific tumor that is present. Surgical excision is the preferred treatment in the majority of cases. For the most common benign masses (fibromatous or ossifying epulus) a marginal excision (3-5 mm of normal tissue) is adequate while an invasive benign mass (Acanthommatous Ameloblastoma) will require 1 cm of normal tissue).

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