Okay, I did some digging on the NIH PubMed site. Below are some papers to start with - and especially to share with your doctors. I showed up to MD Anderson with a stack of research papers I had printed out (and a set of links available as well).
You have a rarer type of an already very rare tumor. Maxillary ameloblastomas are thought to be 15-20% of all ameloblastomas.
Good overview/starting point for maxillary ameloblastoma: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7652510/
As I mentioned earlier, mandibular ameloblastomas tend to have a BRAF mutation. According to the papers I've found, maxillary ameloblastomas tend to have a SMO mutation, specifically "SMO encoding p.Leu412Phe" per the paper and linked with the Hedgehog signalling pathway. I believe that this mutation is also referred to as "SMO L412F". More rarely, it could be SMO-W535L.
Overview of mutations in ameloblastomas: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4418232/
In some other cancers with this mutation, SMO inhibitors have been used as targeted chemotherapy. I haven't dug into how effective they are. The three I've found which are FDA-approved to treat some kind of cancer are Vismodegib, sonidegib, and glasdegib. They're not likely to have specific approval for ameloblastoma, so a doctor using them to treat ameloblastoma would be prescribing "off label" - which is actually pretty common.
My initial understanding is that the SMO mutation triggers overactivity in the Hedgehog pathway and the targeted therapy drugs slow it down.
Targeted therapy for SMO ("Smoothened") mutation cancers: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9605185/
Reminder: I'm not a medical professional. I'm just a former research scientist in a very different discipline, doing a basic literature search and reporting what I've found.
These days I oversee more than a dozen research projects which others are leading/heading up. I haven't done hands-on research in years.
Thank you for this @tomschwerdt. Doctors Arce/Ettinger removed a maxillary ameloblastoma in my right sinus cavity, via FFF, in July 2021. While I have no proof/evidence, I believe the ameloblastoma tumor was triggered by the extraction of Tooth #3 (6 year molar) in January 2015. The tumor was first discovered during a pituitary gland MRI and subsequently removed (the first time) by my ENT in June 2020.
Now separately, I am facing root resorption in Tooth #30 (also 6 year molar), directly below my Tooth #3. My dentist and endodontist have recommended extraction as the only option once #30 becomes problematic. Right now, I am not in pain and only aware of the resorption when I brush my teeth back there (no pain, just a slight "ting"?). I usually eat on the left side of my mouth because of the prosthetic appliance (Dr. Muller in Mayo's Dental Specialties) so #30 is not a problem...yet.
Given my prior Ameloblastoma tumor, I have inquired about genetic testing as referenced here: https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/608305 and here:
https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2018/08/21/neuroonc-cases/ when I am in Rochester in a couple of weeks from now.
Has anyone else pursued genetic testing related to ameloblastoma propensities?