Spontaneous fracture of genial tubercles: Case report

• Autores: Renato Yassutaka Faria Yaedú, Izabel Fischer Rubira Bullen, Eduardo Sant'ana
• Localización: Quintessence International, ISSN-e 0033-6572, Vol. 37, Nº. 9, 2006, págs. 737-739
• Idioma: inglés
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  • A case is presented of fractured genial tubercles, revealed by occlusal radiography, in a 63-year-old edentulous woman. Isolated fractures are a rare event that may present with pain and edema in the floor of the mouth. It occurs mainly in patients wearing a complete denture when the mandible is atrophied and the genial tubercles are hypertrophied. Only 11 case reports have been found in the English literature.