Unilateral condylar aplasia: A case report | Zendy

AbhijeetRajendra Sande | Zendy; S. K. BISSU C. M. JOSHI | Zendy; M.K. Sunil | Zendy; Ashwinirani Suragimath | Zendy

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Unilateral condylar aplasia: A case report

Author(s) -

AbhijeetRajendra Sande,

S. K. BISSU C. M. JOSHI,

M.K. Sunil,

Ashwinirani Suragimath

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 0975-1572

pISSN - 0972-1363

DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.170491

Subject(s) - medicine , aplasia , condyle , hypoplasia , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , anatomy , orthodontics , botany , biology , genus

Growth disturbances in the mandibular condyle region include aplasia, hypoplasia, and hyperplasia. Non-syndromic aplasia of the mandibular condyle is very rare, and may be due to congenital or acquired causes. The mandibular condyle is regarded as the center of mandibular growth. Therefore, regional disturbances during the growth phase may negatively impact mandibular growth. We present a case of unilateral condylar aplasia associated with severe hypoplasia of the posterior body and ascending ramus of the mandible

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