Open AccessSurgical excision of peripheral osteoma of the inferior border of the mandible by extraoral approach: A case report of three cases
Author(s) -
Sanyam Agarwal,
Sonal Priya Bhansali,
Girish Talreja,
Archit Tiwari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_359_20
Subject(s) - osteoma , medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , periosteum , histopathology , lesion , peripheral , surgery , anatomy , pathology , botany , biology , genus
Osteoma is a benign osteogenic lesion with a slow growth, characterized by the proliferation of either cancellous or compact bone. Peripheral osteoma which is known to arise from the periosteum is a rare entity in the mandible. This case report emphasizes on the extraoral approach used for surgical excision of peripheral osteoma of the mandible.