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An Incidental Finding of Enlarged Genial Tubercles in a Case of Oral Carcinoma
SC Selvamuthukumar, Nalini Aswath, B Karthika
Department of Oral Medicine Diagnosis and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital Narayanapuram, Velachery Main Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
S C Selvamuthukumar
Department of Oral Medicine Diagnosis and Radiology Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Narayanapuram, Velachery Main Road, Chennai - 601302, Tamil Nadu
India
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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.
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