Enlargement of the genial tubercles, a group of four tubercles located at the inner part of symphysis menti, is very rare especially
in dentulous patients. These may lead to problems in speaking, chewing, swallowing and further rehabilitation of the
total prosthesis. A 39-year-old female patient was referred to the clinic for the assessment of general dental examination.
The patient had difficulty in speaking and swallowing. When the floor of the oral cavity was examined, a bony expansion
was detected on the lingual surface of the mandibular symphysis region. Panoramic radiography and cone beam computed
tomography (CBCT) were performed. When images were evaluated, enlarged genial tubercle was observed only in CBCT but
not in panoramic radiography. The patient was operated under general anesthesia and the enlarged genial tubercle was
completely removed. In the post-operative period, speech and swallowing difficulties ceased to exist. To our knowledge,
there is no other case reported with such long genial tubercles (22 mm) especially in a dentulous patient. We conclude CBCT
is very useful in the diagnosis of enlarged genial tubercle exostosis and planning of the surgical procedure.
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Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
Bölüm | Case Reports |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 15 Ağustos 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2 |
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