Solitary peripheral osteomas of the jaws.
Osteoma is a benign osteogenic tumor composed of cancellous or compact bone, classified as peripheral, central, or extraskeletal. Peripheral osteomas are uncommon. Excluding the maxillary sinuses, the maxilla is a rare site for osteomas. The purpose of this report was to describe clinicopathological and radiological features of two peripheral osteomas occurring in the jaws, one located in the mandible and another in the edentulous maxillary alveolar ridge. The tumors were asymptomatic and were fully excised without any complications or recurrence. The lesions were submitted to histopathological analysis and diagnosed as peripheral osteoma, compact type.
Department of Clinical and Preventive Dentistry, Oral Pathology Unit, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Talita Ribeiro Tenório
TR
de França
Luiz Alcino Monteiro
LA
Gueiros
Jurema Freire Lisboa
JF
de Castro
Ivson
I
Catunda
Jair Carneiro
JC
Leão
Danyel Elias
DE
da Cruz Perez