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The appearance of the lesion in the periapical radiograph.
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The intra-oral periapical (Figure 1) and panoramic radiographs revealed a well-demarcated radioopaque mass superimposing the roots of teeth numbered 13, 14, and 15, which is clearly demarcated from the surrounding healthy bone.
Intraoperative view of the lesion.
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Surgical removal was performed (Figure 2 and Figure 3).
Macroscopic view of the surgical specimen.
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Surgical removal was performed (Figure 2 and Figure 3).
Postoperative view.
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After hemostasis, the area was irrigated with saline solution and flap was primarily sutured back in position (Figure 4).
Histopathological view.
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Histopathologically, the lesion was diagnosed as peripheral (mature) osteoma (Figure 5).