J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.
2001 Jun;27(3):276-280.
Unusual peripheral osteomas: Report of 2 cases
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Dongguk University.
- 2Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University.
Abstract
- Osteoma is defined as a benign neoplasm of bony tissue. Osteomas are divided into two groups: central and peripheral by origin, compact and cancellous by histopathologic findings. Solitary osteoma of jaw bone, not related with Gardner syndrom, is relatively uncommon. We present two cases of huge solitary peripheral osteomas: compact type exophyting osteoma on the inferolingual side of mandibular angle and cancellous type on the residual ridge of posterior maxilla, which is extremely rare.
