Ultrasonographic diagnosis of osteochondroma of the mandible: a case report

Abstract

The aim of the present paper is to determine the diagnostic features of the rare presentation of osteochondroma in the mandible. The unusual aspect in this case is that the diagnosis was not established with cone beam computer tomography, which is a commonly used radiographic technique in dentistry, but with the use of ultrasonography.

Keywords

• osteochondroma
• ultrasonography of osteochondroma
• mandibular osteochondroma