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Limitation of mandibular opening due to enlarged coronoid processes
Author(s) -
Macleod Alan W. Gordon
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1987.tb05377.x
Subject(s) - coronoid process , ankylosis , medicine , orthodontics , dentistry , surgery , elbow
The causes of limited mandibular opening are summarized. Coronoid process enlargement in five patients is discussed; two cases of bilateral coronoid hyperplasia and a unilateral coronoid‐zygomatic ankylosis case underwent successful surgery. One of these bilateral patients exhibited bone regrowth a year later.