Oral Maxillofacial Pathology Glossary

A non-inflammatory developmental odontogenic cyst located lateral to the root of a vital tooth, characterised histologic...

A clinical term for a predominantly white oral mucosal patch or plaque that cannot be characterised as any other definab...

A histological and clinical pattern resembling oral lichen planus but attributable to an identifiable causative agent su...

A benign cyst lined by stratified squamous or respiratory epithelium and surrounded by lymphoid tissue, occurring within...

The histopathological finding of tumour cells within lymphatic channels or blood vessels in a surgical specimen, indicat...

A rare, high-grade soft tissue sarcoma arising from peripheral nerves or exhibiting nerve sheath differentiation, occasi...

Acronym for Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour, a high-grade sarcoma arising from peripheral nerve tissue, occasio...

Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw; exposed or prob-able necrotic bone associated with antiresorptive or antian...

A benign pooling of mucin in the soft tissue, resulting from rupture of a minor salivary gland duct, typically presentin...

The most common malignant salivary gland tumour, graded low, intermediate, or high based on the proportion of mucous, in...

A subtype of unicystic ameloblastoma in which ameloblastomatous epithelium proliferates into and through the fibrous cys...

A benign salivary gland neoplasm composed almost exclusively of myoepithelial cells, lacking the ductal component seen i...

A benign, self-limiting inflammatory condition of the minor salivary glands characterised by ischaemic necrosis of saliv...

A rapidly progressive, gangrenous infection of the orofacial tissues, primarily affecting severely malnourished children...

A benign but locally aggressive developmental cyst arising from remnants of the dental lamina, characterised by a thin,...

A benign but locally aggressive odontogenic tumour of ectomesenchymal origin, characterised by a myxoid stroma with spar...

A benign hamartomatous odontogenic lesion composed of enamel, dentine, cementum, and pulp tissue, classified as compound...

The current WHO-preferred umbrella term for lesions and conditions of the oral mucosa that carry a demonstrably elevated...

A chronic, progressive, potentially malignant oral disorder characterised by fibroelastic change and inflammation of the...

Abbreviation for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, the most common malignant neoplasm of the oral cavity, arising from the m...

A benign fibro-osseous lesion of the jaws characterised by replacement of normal bone by fibrous tissue containing varyi...

A severe condition characterised by exposed, necrotic bone in the maxillofacial region persisting for more than eight we...

Necrosis of jawbone resulting from radiation-induced damage to bone vascularity, occurring after head-and-neck radiother...

A rare exophytic variant of squamous cell carcinoma characterised by papillary fronds lined by malignant squamous or tra...