Abstract:Osteoma is a benign tumour of the bones. The bony growth can be formed anywhere in the body over an already normal
bony surface or over some other tissue in the body known as homoplastic and heteroblastic Osteomas respectively. The
factors that lead to the formation of Osteomas are not fully understood but altered cycles of bone resorption and formation have been hypothesized
in their occurrence. On the basis of types of bone they are classied into Combined, Spongy and Mixed types. The osteomas generally do n… Show more
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