title: Uncommon peripheral osteoma of the mandible: report of two cases.
abstract: The osteoma is a benign osteogenic neoplasm of bone. Peripheral osteoma of the mandible is uncommon. It is often asymptomatic and usually discovered when a patient complains of esthetic problems and presents for treatment. Peripheral osteomas have a characteristic clinical and radiographic appearance, but their pathogenesis is obscure. Described here are two patients with peripheral osteoma of the mandible, which might occur as a result of a combination of trauma and muscle traction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the Faculty of Dentistry at Atatürk University in Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ertas
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tozoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010016:Osteoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography