title: Surgical management of the bilateral maxillary buccal exostosis.
abstract: Buccal exostosis is benign, broad-based surface masses of the outer or facial aspect of the maxilla and less commonly, the mandible. They begin to develop in early adulthood and may very slowly enlarge over the years. A 24-year-old female presented with gingival enlargement on the buccal aspect of both the quadrants of the maxillary arch. The overgrowth was a cosmetic problem for the patient. The etiology of the overgrowth remains unclear though the provisional diagnosis indicates toward a bony enlargement, which was confirmed with the help of transgingival probing. The bony enlargement was treated with resective osseous surgery. The following paper presents a rare case of the bilateral maxillary buccal exostosis and its successful management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontolgy and Oral Implantology, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences, Mullana, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Shalu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandna
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontolgy and Oral Implantology, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences, Mullana, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Surinder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontolgy and Oral Implantology, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences, Mullana, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kochar
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontolgy and Oral Implantology, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences, Mullana, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Harsh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kapil
keywords: Exostosis; resective osseous surgery; vertical grooving