Profiles of gingival cancer spread into the face and neck spaces
| Space or Structure | Lower Gingiva | Upper Gingiva | Total(n = 122) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anterior(n = 28) | Molar(n = 60) | Anterior(n = 11) | Molar(n = 23) | ||
| Sublingual space | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Buccal space | 4 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 53 |
| Masticator space | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Mentum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Maxillary sinus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Nasal cavity | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |