Solitary peripheral osteoma of jaw – report of two rare cases Dr. More Chandramani B., Professor & Head, Dr. Pawar Ruchi, Post Graduate Student, Dr. Vijayvargiya Ritika, Post Graduate Student, Dr. Patel Pranay, Post Graduate Student, Dr. Saha Nairita, Post Graduate Student Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, K. M. Shah Dental College & Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University, Piparia, Vadodara – 391760, Gujarat, India Online published on 5 September, 2015. Abstract Osteoma is a benign, slow growing, rare osteogenic tumor arising from the proliferation of cancellous or compact bone. They are rarely seen in either of the jaw but commonly seen in other long bones of the body. They are of three types- central, peripheral, and extra skeletal. The peripheral type is the most rarely occurring osteoma in jaw. Osteomas are usually asymptomatic and are observed on routine clinical and radiographic examination. This article presents two rare cases of large solitary peripheral osteoma, located at the inferior border of mandible and posterior palatal bone; with an emphasis on reviewing the published literature, differential diagnosis along with use of various diagnostic imaging resources for this bone defect. Top Keywords Benign tumor, Cancellous Bone, Compact Bone, Osteoma, Peripheral osteoma, Pedunculated mass. Top |