Benign Tumours: Bone Tumours course for Dental Practice

This session describes the basic clinicopathological features of benign tumours that present within the maxillofacial skeleton.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Describe the basic clinical presentation of benign bone tumours
• Recognise the importance of clinicopathological correlation in accurate diagnosis
• Identify the basic histological features of common benign tumours
• List the differential diagnoses of bone tumours
• Describe the basic management of benign tumours

The following topic is a brief introduction to a range of benign tumours that may present within the maxillofacial skeleton. The range of diagnoses are broad and this session will concentrate on common lesions or those with characteristic clinical-radiological features.