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Glenoid Fossa Osteoma Resulting in a Progressive Malocclusion: A Case Report

  • Nicola Mobilio1
  • Umberto Zanetti2
  • Santo Catapano1,*,

1Univ Ferrara, Sch Dent, Dept Prosthodont, Res Ctr Study Craniomandibular Disorders & Orofac, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy

2Spedali Civili Hosp, Brescia, Italy

DOI: 10.11607/jofph.24.3.12 Vol.24,Issue 3,September 2010 pp.313-318

Published: 30 September 2010

*Corresponding Author(s): Santo Catapano E-mail: cts@unife.it

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Abstract

An osteoma is a benign tumor essentially restricted to the craniofacial skeleton. Osteomas occur most frequently in the frontal, ethmoid, and maxillary sinuses, and rarely affect the glenoid fossa. Osteomas are usually pain-free and remain silent, ie, symptom-free, for many years but may lead to occlusal changes. The report describes the case of an adult man with an osteoma who presented with a chief complaint of malocclusion and who was misdiagnosed. The case points to the diagnostic reasoning necessary to arrive at a correct diagnosis, especially when signs and symptoms, as well as pathology, are rare, eg, not familiar to the clinician.

Keywords

bone neoplasms;diagnostic errors;osteoma;temporomandibular joint;temporomandibular joint disorders

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Nicola Mobilio,Umberto Zanetti,Santo Catapano. Glenoid Fossa Osteoma Resulting in a Progressive Malocclusion: A Case Report. Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache. 2010. 24(3);313-318.

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