title: Benign lower jaw tumours and their management: a ten year experience in Nigeria.
abstract: Lower jaw tumours in Nigeria often grow to enormous size. A high cure rate can be achieved by wide excision of the tumours and bone grafting. Of 23 patients who underwent mandibular reconstruction in Enugu, Nigeria, over a ten year period, loss of bone graft occurred in three patients (14.28%), but no recurrence of tumour was noted over a follow-up period ranging from 2-12 years. An acceptable aesthetic and functional result followed bone grafting in most cases.
authors.affiliation: King Fahad Hospital, Al Baha, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Iregbulem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008341:Mandibular Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography