 Due to it being difficult to clean around the exostosis, periodontal disease can often occur as a result, and so this should be treated by the dentist or dental hygienist/therapist.There are, however, some occasions were treatment is required, for example;

If the growth needs to be removed then a simple surgical procedure can be carried out under local anaesthetic with no recurrence in the long-term follow up.This is done by reflecting the mucoperiosteal flap in order to expose the extended bone for complete excision.