The purpose of this study was to assess the anatomopathology of exostosis and its secondary preventive effects as a case report. The 46-year-old patient was registered at the Dentistry Clinic belonging to the National University “San Luis Gonzaga” of Ica, Peru, where the evaluation of the aforementioned ailment was carried out through the biomedical design of the longitudinal-observational study. Among the reports mentioned, pain in the posterior molars during chewing, low hearing, abrasions in the anterior teeth, bilateral swelling in the externalized mandibular body (lower part) and difficulty in oral communication were reported. Diagnosis included anxiety (which led to the presence of onychophagia, nailbiting), smoking habits, chronic otitis and medication of alendronate (bisphosphonates). The radiograph indicated a 5.0 mm mandibular exostosis. During the completion of the clinica...

The purpose of this study was to assess the anatomopathology of exostosis and its secondary preventive effects as a case report. The 46-year-old patient was registered at the Dentistry Clinic belonging to the National University “San Luis Gonzaga” of Ica, Peru, where the evaluation of the aforementioned ailment was carried out through the biomedical design of the longitudinal-observational study. Among the reports mentioned, pain in the posterior molars during chewing, low hearing, abrasions in the anterior teeth, bilateral swelling in the externalized mandibular body (lower part) and difficulty in oral communication were reported. Diagnosis included anxiety (which led to the presence of onychophagia, nailbiting), smoking habits, chronic otitis and medication of alendronate (bisphosphonates). The radiograph indicated a 5.0 mm mandibular exostosis. During the completion of the clinica...