Open AccessSurgical management of the bilateral maxillary buccal exostosis
Author(s) -
Shalu Chandna,
Surinder Sachdeva,
Deepak Kochar,
Harsh Kapil
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.152412
Subject(s) - medicine , exostosis , maxilla , buccal fat pad , buccal administration , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , dentistry , etiology , gingival enlargement , surgery , pathology , botany , biology , genus
Buccal exostosis is benign, broad-based surface masses of the outer or facial aspect of the maxilla and less commonly, the mandible. They begin to develop in early adulthood and may very slowly enlarge over the years. A 24-year-old female presented with gingival enlargement on the buccal aspect of both the quadrants of the maxillary arch. The overgrowth was a cosmetic problem for the patient. The etiology of the overgrowth remains unclear though the provisional diagnosis indicates toward a bony enlargement, which was confirmed with the help of transgingival probing. The bony enlargement was treated with resective osseous surgery. The following paper presents a rare case of the bilateral maxillary buccal exostosis and its successful management.