Management of a case of osteoma of coronoid: A rare case report

Coronoid process osteoma is an extremely unusual and slow growing tumor which causes functional limitations of the temporomandibular joint. Till december 2014 only 7 cases have been reported worldwide. This case report is about a 40 year old male patient with osteoma of left coronoid process. Treatment plan constitutes of surgical resection of the mass and post operative physiotherapy.

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