Solitary peripheral ivory osteoma of the mandible presenting with difficulty in deglutition: a case report

Osteomas are benign bone tumors which arise from the cortex or medulla of craniofacial and jaw bones. They are usually asymptomatic or present as slow-growing painless masses. Larger lesions may present with aesthetic (facial asymmetry) and functional disturbances (jaw deviation, difficulty in breat...

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Main Authors: Kumar Nilesh, Aaditee V. Vande, Suresh K. Veerabhadrappa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects
Subjects:
Jaw
Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JODDD/Manuscript/JODDD-11-56.pdf