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Peripheral osteoma of the maxilla: report of a case

¹ Stomatology Division, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil; ² Oral Radiology Division, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ³ Department of Stomatology, AC Camargo Cancer Hospital, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ⁴ Oral Pathology Division, School of Dentistry, University of Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

*Correspondence to: Danyel Elias da Cruz Perez, Departamento de Estomatologia, Hospital do Câncer AC Camargo, Rua Professor Antônio Prudente, 211, Liberdade, CEP 01509-900, São Paulo, Brazil; Email: perezdec2003{at}yahoo.com.br

Received 29 March 2006; revised 1 August 2006; accepted 23 August 2006

Osteomas are benign osteogenic lesions with very slow growth, which may arise from proliferation of either cancellous or compact bone. In the jaw, these are uncommon lesions. Excluding the maxillary sinus, there are only eight cases of maxillary osteoma reported in the English-language literature. This paper reports an additional case of maxillary osteoma in a 40-year-old man. We discuss the clinical data from the previously described cases and the main differential diagnoses.

Keywords: jaw,; maxilla,; osteoma,; peripheral osteoma