title: Peripheral osteoma of the maxillofacial region: a study of 10 cases.
abstract: Peripheral osteoma is a benign neoplasm, with low recurrence rate. Its incidence is rare in the jaws and the mandible is more affected than the maxilla. In most cases it is discovered during routine radiographic examinations.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to show the author's experience regarding the treatment of this neoplasm.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study from January 2002 to December 2007 including ten cases of peripheral osteoma in the maxillofacial region which were treated surgically by removal of the lesion followed by histological confirmation. None of the cases were correlated with Gardner's syndrome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this series the incidence of this neoplasm was higher in females (1.5:1) with a mean age of 39, without age preference. One of the patients had lesion recurrence two years after the first surgery, having been submitted to another intervention, with no signs of relapse after three years and six months of follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical treatment is effective for peripheral osteoma with a low recurrence rate.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Cirurgia Bucomaxilofacial, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando Kendi
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Horikawa
authors.forename: Ronaldo Rodrigues de
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Fernando Alves
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Maciel
authors.forename: Antonio José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010016:Osteoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult