Traumatic neuroma

Traumatic neuroma is a well-known disorder involving peripheral nerves, which occurs following trauma or sur­gery. The lesion develops most commonly in the soft tissues of the mental foramen area, lower lip and tongue. Intra-osseous lesions arising in jawbones are very uncommon. Traumatic neuromas are rare entities which characteristically arise subsequently to surgery and are usually accompanied by pain, typically neuralgic. Traumatic neuroma is not a true neoplasm but a neural reaction subsequent to damage of the peripheral nerve.