AN ANATOMICAL CLASSIFICATION OF MAXILLARY AMELOBLASTOMA AS AN AID TO SURGICAL-TREATMENT

Maxillary ameloblastoma is a different entity from its mandibular coun terpart, It is reported to behave more aggressively and have a poorer prognosis, Eleven maxillary ameloblastomas (three recurrent) are repor ted with a follow-up ranging from 1 month to 12 years with no recurren ces, It is proposed that radical treatment of these tumours, with good reconstruction, can give satisfactory function and survival. To that end, the tumours have been classified as to their position in the maxi lla and surgical resection related to this.