My ameloblastoma is mandibular instead of maxillary, but conservative surgery bought me 15+ years of full functionality with my original jawbone.

Ameloblastomas usually grow very slowly - and 15+ years later when it came back I have (and chose) the option of genetically targeted chemotherapy: 5 pills a day. Chemo is very slowly shrinking my ameloblastoma. I'm much more comfortable with the chemo side effects than radical surgery.

Everyone has to make their own choice.

Important note: Mandibular ameloblastomas (including mine) mostly have the BRAF V600E mutation. Maxillary ameloblastomas generally have different mutations. When I did my deep dive into the literature, I focused on mandibular because that's what I have. LMK if you want help looking into the mutations behind maxillary ameloblastomas.