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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;16(1):134-7.
doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.94623.

Peripheral osteoma of the hard palate

M L V Prabhuji  1 , H C Kishore, Gulnar Sethna, Ameya G Moghe
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Case Reports

Peripheral osteoma of the hard palate

M L V Prabhuji et al. J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Osteomas are benign slow growing, osteogenic lesions which may arise from proliferation of either cancellous or compact bone. They are usually sessile tumours composed of dense sclerotic, well formed bone projecting out from the cortical surface, most often of the skull and facial bones. This paper reports a case of a peripheral osteoma in the hard palate of a 45-year-old man, which was treated by periodontal flap surgery with surgical excision of the bony lesion. Peripheral osteomas of jaw bone are uncommon and usually associated with Gardner's syndrome. Histological examination confirmed the clinical impression of a peripheral osteoma. Patient was reviewed after one year and was asymptomatic with no recurrence of the lesion.

Keywords: Hard palate; maxilla; osteoma; periodontal pocket.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Bony lesion on palate
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Measured at 15×10 mm
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Nine millimeter pocket depth
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Region of well defined radio-opacity in the region of 25 and 26
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Sulcular incision given
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Flap raised using vertical incision
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Excision of bony lesion with Kirkland chisel
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Excised bony lesion
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Sutures placed
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Post-op ten days
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Post-op one month
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Post-op one year
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(a) Trabeculae with osteocytes (b) Adipose cells
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(a) Parakeratinized stratified squamous epithelium (b) Connective tissue
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