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Intra-oral appearance of the lesion.
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During intra-oral examination, a round and immobile nodule was observed on the right anterior surface of the mandible adjacent to teeth number 41 and 42 (FDI two-digit tooth numbering system) (Figure 1).
Extra-oral appearance of the lesion and
asymmetry in the right lower lip.
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Extra-oral examination showed unilateral asymmetry of the right lip due to the lesion mass (Figure 2).
Panoramic radiograph revealing the radioopaque
lesion.
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Panoramic radiography showed a radioopaque lesion in the region that corresponds to the swollen area (Figure 3).
The axial images obtained from the cone beam
computed tomography shows the dense appearance of the
lesion.
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The axial images obtained from cone beam computed tomography showed an oval-shaped and dense radioopaque lesion with well-defined margins, measuring 10x8x10 mm in size and located in the alveolar bone adjacent to mandibular crest (Figure 4).
The histopathological examination of the lesion that
shows mature lamellar bone and minimal fatty bone marrow
(HE stain, x100).
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A histopathological examination was performed in the Department of Oral Pathology with the protocol number of 1426 (Figure 5).