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Large peripheral osteoma of the mandible

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This case report concerns a 30-year-old man who presented with a large mass on the left side of the jaw in the submandibular area. Panoramic radiography and computed tomography revealed the swelling to be a peripheral osteoma of the mandible, which was excised surgically.

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  1. Department of Radiodiagnosis, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala District, Pin-133203, Haryana, India

    Amit Mittal

  2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MM Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, India

    Nageshwar Iyer

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Mittal, A., Iyer, N. Large peripheral osteoma of the mandible. Oral Radiol 24, 39–41 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-007-0067-x

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