RESUMO
As exostoses maxilares são protuberâncias ósseas de caráter benigno, que se originam da cortical óssea e de etiologia controversa. Sua denominação vai depender da localização anatômica em que se encontra. Podem interferir na mastigação, fonação e adaptação de próteses removíveis parciais ou totais, devendo sua remoção ser considerada. O intuito deste trabalho é relatar o manejo de uma paciente com exostoses vestibulares em maxila e realizar uma breve revisão de literatura.
Maxillary exostoses are benign bony protuberances, which originate from the cortical bone and of controversial etiology. Its denomination will depend on its anatomical location. They can interfere with chewing, phonation and adaptation of partial or total removable prostheses, and their removal should be considered. The aim of this work is to report the management of a patient with vestibular exostosis in the maxilla and perform a brief literature review.
Assuntos
Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Exostose/diagnóstico , Odontologia , Assistência ao Paciente , MaxilaRESUMO
Oral maxillary exostoses are proliferating bone lesions with an unknown etiology occurring on the cortical plates both in the maxilla and in the mandible of young individuals, showing a typical slow but continuous enlargement. No treatment is usually required unless they create esthetic or functional limitations during follow-up; the biopsy is needed only for doubtful lesions. Furthermore, it is mandatory to collect an accurate familiar history of patients affected by exostosis, especially when occurring with atypical clinical presentation, in order to exclude or prevent potentially associated systemic diseases.
