Open AccessMandibular Movement Restoration in a Child with Bilateral Coronoid Hyperplasia: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Danica Popovik Monevska,
A Benedetti,
V. Popovski,
S. Naumovski,
A. Grcev,
Suzana Bozovic,
Aleksandar Stamatoski
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2016.049
Subject(s) - medicine , coronoid process , zygomatic arch , condyle , pterygoid muscles , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , hyperplasia , parapharyngeal space , surgery , orthodontics , anatomy , temporomandibular joint , elbow , botany , pathology , biology , genus
Coronoid process hyperplasia is an uncommon finding, characterized by an enlargement of the coronoid process, causing a mechanical obstacle by its interposing in the posterior portion of the maxilla or zygomatic arch.