Benign lower jaw tumours and their management: a ten year experience in Nigeria

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.