Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics, cilt.96, ss.253-7, 2003 (SCI-Expanded)
A 19-year-old woman presented with a dramatic but
painless mass of the mandibular symphysis region (Fig
1). She had first noticed the lesion more than 4 years
earlier and reported that it had undergone gradual progressive
enlargement since that time. She denied undergoing
trauma to the area and said that she had no
pain or other symptoms associated with the swelling.
Despite her cosmetic disfigurement, the patient had not
previously sought treatment because of socioeconomic
reasons. Her medical and dental history was otherwise
unremarkable. During a clinical examination, the mass
was found to be bony, firm, and nontender and seemed
confluent with the anterior and inferior borders of the
mandible. In the midline area immediately below the
residual inferior border of the mandible, the mass was
slightly depressible when gentle digital pressure was
applied. The anterior mandibular teeth were immobile
and vital.