An Incidental Finding of Enlarged Genial Tubercles in a Case of Oral Carcinoma

Abstract

The genial tubercles are a group of bony extensions that surround the lingual foramen bilaterally in the midway between the superior and inferior borders of the lingual surface of the mandible. Enlargement of genial tubercle occurs very rarely due to hypertrophy. This article focuses on a rare case showing hypertrophy of the genial tubercles.

Keywords

• Genial tubercles
• mental spine
• hypertrophy
• computed tomography