title: Benign Jaw Lesions.
abstract: There are both odontogenic and nonodontogenic benign lesions in the maxilla and mandible. These lesions may have similar imaging features, and the key radiographic features are presented to help the clinician narrow the differential diagnosis and plan patient treatment. Both intraoral and panoramic radiographs and advanced imaging features are useful in assessing the benign lesions of the jaws. The location, margins, internal contents, and effects of the lesions on adjacent structures are important features in diagnosing the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of General Dentistry, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, 100 East Newton Street, G118, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address: agohel@bu.edu.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gohel
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 1620 Tremont Street, Suite BC-3-028, Boston, MA 02120, USA.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009805:Odontogenesis; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic
keywords: Benign odontogenic cyst; Benign odontogenic tumor; Cystic lesions; Mandible; Maxilla