What is the prevalence of tumors that cause the loss of bone structures in the face?

INTRODUCTION: Tumors are a tissue growth disorder, benign tumors are usually well defined, while malignant tumors can spread and lead to death. In some cases, the first indication of the presence of a bone tumor is a pathological fracture, especially thosethat have bone involvement. OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence and incidence of tumors that cause loss of facial bone structures, in addition to analyzing the efficacy of surgical treatment in cases of tumors that destroy facial bone structures.METHODOLOGY: This is a literature review in which the search for articles was carried out in the LILACS and MEDLINE databases through the electronic libraries Virtual Health Library (VHL) and Pubmed, respectively. A total of 13 articles were selected to compose the study, filtered by the inclusion and exclusion criteria sought from the DECS/MESH descriptors: Odontogenic Tumors, Mandible, Maxilla, Ameloblastoma, Incidence, Prevalence, Maxillomandibular Neoplasms, Oral Diagnosis, Oral Surgery, Predisposing Factors,Mortality, Osteosarcoma and Bone Neoplasms, using the Boolean operator "and". RESULTS: It was seen that most odontogenic tumors are benign, the most recorded cases are in the third and fourth decade of life and most are located in the mandible, more specifically in the posterior region, while in malignant tumors this predisposition is noted around the fourth decade. The main aid for suspected diagnosis is the use of imaging tests. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that tumors that cause bone loss mainly affect men between 22 and 56 years of age and that surgery is the best treatment to prevent recurrence.