A 41-year-old man presented with a painless, gradually growing lesion of 12-month duration around the gingiva attached to dental element 5. Intra-oral examination: The attached gingiva of the dental elements 5 and 6 were altered with a pseudo-nodular swelling. CT scan (Figure 1 of the cover image) revealed the presence of an erosive region of the cortical and trabecular bone located in correspondence of the upper right hemiarch, in the interdental space between dental elements 5 and 6.
The above-mentioned region, which is 14 mm in size CC x 6.6 RL x 4 AP, led to a visible erosion of the maxillary superficial cortical profile and the disappearance of the trabecular pattern in the interdental space. Surgical procedure: A partial maxillectomy was performed with an oscillating saw on the alveolar bone, antral floor, and teeth 4–6, enabling a complete en bloc resection of the tumor. The…
