Radiographic superimposition and mandibular peripheral osteoma: the importance of clinical and CT findings.

Trova@UniTO(opens in a new window)| Export | Download | Add to List | More... Journal of Craniofacial Surgery Volume 24, Issue 2, March 2013, Pages e141-e142 Radiographic superimposition and mandibular peripheral osteoma: The importance of clinical and ct findings (Article) Boffano, P. , Gallesio, C., Roccia, F., Berrone, S. Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck Department, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy View references (6) Abstract Peripheral osteomas are benign, slow-growing osteo-genic tumors that are caused by centrifugal growth of the periosteum and develop as masses attached to the cortical plates. The pathogenesis of osteomas is unclear, and embryologic, traumatic, inflammatory, metaplastic, and genetic causes have been proposed. A solitary peripheral osteoma of the jaws is uncommon. The purpose of this paper is to present a peculiar case of mandibular peripheral osteoma with a particular radiographic superimposition that stress the importance of clinical and CT findings.