MANUSCRIPT TITLE: OSTEOMA OF MAXILLA: REPORT OF A RARE CASE

Abstract

Osteoma is a benign tumor composed of mature compact or cancellous bone. Osteoma arises from the surface of the bone (periosteal) or is located in medullary bone (endosteal) as a pedenculated or sessile mass. They are common lesions in maxillofacial region mainly in frontal, ethomoidal and maxillary sinuses. In jaws, most common site is mandible and is rarely seen in maxilla. This is a case report of osteoma of maxilla in a 37 year old female patient.