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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb 10;13(2):e233082.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233082.

Central compact osteoma of mandibular condyle

Kumar Nilesh  1 , Aaditee Vande  2 , Sridhar Reddy  3
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Case Reports

Central compact osteoma of mandibular condyle

Kumar Nilesh et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Osteomas are bone tumours arising from the cortical or medullary bones of craniofacial skeleton. Involvement of frontal bone and paranasal sinuses is more frequent than jaw bones. Jaw osteomas are slow growing benign lesions, which are usually asymptomatic or present as painless swelling. Those involving mandibular condyle are relatively rare and result in significant functional and aesthetic disturbances. This paper reports a case of solitary central compact osteoma of mandibular condyle in an adult Indian female patient. A comprehensive review of previously published reports is also presented.

Keywords: dentistry and oral medicine; oral and maxillofacial surgery; surgery.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Photograph showing localised preauricular swelling (A) and restricted mouth opening (B).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Orthopantomogram showing radiopaque lesion involving right condyle (A); CT revealing the hyperdense lesion replacing the condylar head (arrow head) (B).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative image showing exposure of lesion with preauricular incision and osteotomy cut placed for condylectomy (A), excised mass (B). Photomicrograph showing dense compact bone with osteocytes (×40 magnification) (C).
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