title: Solitary central osteoma of mandible in a geriatric patient: Report and review.
abstract: Solitary central osteomas of jaw are extremely rare lesions with only few previously documented cases. This paper reports a case of large solitary central osteoma involving mandible symphysis- parasymphysis region in an elderly female patient. A brief review of similar cases reported in the literature is also provided in this paper.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Osteomas, osteogenic,bone, tumor, jaw, mandible.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Sciences, KIMSDU, Karad, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nilesh
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Yogita Dental College and Hospital, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Ravi B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bhujbal
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor & H.O.D, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, School of Dental Sciences, KIMSDU, Karad, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Ajay G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Nayak