DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2021.v09i09.019

Pages: 898-901

Osteoma of the jaw bones is a rare entity with very few cases reported in the literature. Osteomas are benign, slow growing osteogenic tumors of the bone commonly encountered in the craniofacial skeleton and characterised by the proliferation of compact or cancellous bone. They can be central, peripheral or extra-skeletal in their location .The solitary periosteal osteomas of the jaw bones are quite rare. The mandible is more commonly affected than the maxilla, with the sites of predilection being the lingual aspect of the body, the angle and the inferior border. The diagnosis is based on the clinic, the radiological examinations. The CT scan is the best imaging modality as it provides exact details about the site, dimensions and extension of the lesion. Additional three-dimensional CT imaging helps planning the surgery. Confirmation of the diagnosis is pathological. Surgical management should be indicated both for cosmetic complaints and for diagnostic confirmation, especially in bulky lesions. We report a case of a Peripheral Giant Osteoma of Mandible in a 60-year-old man.