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Peripheral osteoma of the mandible: case report and review of the literature.

Johann AC, de Freitas JB, de Aguiar MC, de Araújo NS, Mesquita RA

Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

BACKGROUND: Osteoma is a benign often asymptomatic neoplasm, consisting of well-differentiated mature bone. This paper reports a case of peripheral osteoma located in the anterior mandibular region and provides a review of the literature about this lesion in the jaws. PATIENT AND METHODS: A 43-year-old white woman presented with a swelling in the left mandible of 7 years duration. The English literature was reviewed over the past 76 years and data about location, histopathology and number of the peripheral osteomas, sex, and age of the patients were evaluated. RESULTS: Data analysis showed 69 well-documented cases of peripheral osteoma. Peripheral osteomas are more frequent in the mandible than the maxilla and the cancellous type was most frequent; males and females are equally affected in the mandible; the age range was 9-85 years. CONCLUSION: The peripheral type of osteoma is most common in the lower jaws, occurs at the surface of the cortical bone and is sessile or pedicled.

Published 4 July 2005 in J Craniomaxillofac Surg, 33(4): 276-81.
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