Osteoma of the condyle, cause of clicking and difficulty in speech”: a rare case report

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Hari Ram., Shilpi Gangwar., Roop Ganguly and Jaykishan Solanki

Osteoma is a benign neoplasm composed of mature bony tissue. It is a rare lesion which occurs mainly in craniofacial region. Only a few cases of osteoma of the condyle have been reported in the literature. An osteoma of left condyle causing limited mouth opening, deviation of occlusion, clicking sound in the TMJ and difficulty in speech, is presented here in a 30 years male singer, to alert that this lesion could be possible cause of limited mouth opening, deviation of the occlusion, clicking sound and difficulty in speech.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2018.15410.2811
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