Surgical excision of tooth embedded-osteoma of palate induced by traumatically intruded tooth – A case report

A 47-year old male patient reported with a chief complaint of hard swelling of palate region with associated
difficulty in speech articulation and swallowing. It was diagnosed as osteoma of palate region, following a
trauma with intrusion of tooth. Complete surgical excision was done and postoperative follow up revealed
uneventful healing and restoration of articulation and tongue movements to near normalcy.

Keywords: Hard palate, Peripheral osteoma, Trauma, Tntrusion.