How much time would it take osteosarcoma of the jaw to develop?

Hard to say: Since this disease is usually associated with swelling rather than pain, it could be undiagnosed for awhile depending on abnormal xray findings to suggest further investigation. Chaudhary and chaudhary reviewed 300 cases from 1967 to 2010 in this article in j oral maxillofac pathol which is technical but worth reading on this topic http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc3424940/.

Osteosarcoma: Osteosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor with a high rate of mortality. It is the most frequent primary malignant lesion.Unfortunately, most people diagnosed with osteosarcoma are under the age of 25.The good news is when treated appropriately, patients with high grade osteosarcoma in one location have a survival rate of about 70%..

Years: Probably has been present for years before diagnosis, since pain is not a prominent early symptom.