Smaller safe surgical margin for resecting mandibular ameloblastomas in digitally assisted surgery

Key Points

• A 6-mm surgical margin leads to a 4.0% positive margin risk in mandibular ameloblastomas, indicating effective precision.
• Digital surgical guidance enables millimeter-level accuracy during the resection procedure, improving outcomes.
• Lowering the surgical margin can balance the need for cancer removal with functional preservation in patients.
• Practical minimum benchmarks for surgical margins are vital for optimizing surgical strategies and patient quality of life.

Abstract