Radiopaque mass in the submandibular region

A Giant Osteoma of the Mandible

“…They are usually asymptomatic unless their large size results in facial asymmetry [2]. Difficulty in mastication, swallowing and breathing secondary to large osteomas has also been described [8,15]. Our patient was asymptomatic inspite of the large size of the lesion.…”

“…The exact pathogenesis of osteoma is controversial and unclear [8,9]. It has been considered to be a true neoplasm, developmental anomaly, or reactive lesion triggered by trauma muscle traction or infection [2,6,9].…”

“…The peripheral osteoma occurs mostly in frontal, ethmoidal and maxillary sinus [3][4][5]8]. Other documented craniofacial sites include external auditory canal, orbit, temporal bone, zygomatic arch, pterygoid plates and rarely jaws [6,8,12,13].…”

“…Other documented craniofacial sites include external auditory canal, orbit, temporal bone, zygomatic arch, pterygoid plates and rarely jaws [6,8,12,13]. There is greater occurrence in mandible than maxilla [2,4,8]. In the mandible the common locations are the posterior lingual aspect of the body, angle and The osteomas can appear at any age but are most commonly found in the younger age group and there is no sex predilection [8].…”

“…There is greater occurrence in mandible than maxilla [2,4,8]. In the mandible the common locations are the posterior lingual aspect of the body, angle and The osteomas can appear at any age but are most commonly found in the younger age group and there is no sex predilection [8].…”