Open AccessUnilateral acquired condylar hypoplasia and coronoid hyperplasia of the mandible
Author(s) -
Silky Rajesh Punyani,
Vishal Ramesh Jasuja
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.202093
Subject(s) - condyle , hypoplasia , coronoid process , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , medicine , hyperplasia , anatomy , cartilage , orthodontics , dentistry , biology , pathology , elbow , botany , genus
The condylar articular cartilage is a mandibular growth site. As a result, developmental abnormalities at this location manifest as altered growth on the affected side of the condyle, mandibular ramus, mandibular body, and alveolar process. There are many causes of the various growth disturbances and abnormalities of the mandibular condyle and related structures. The authors report an interesting case of unilateral severe condylar hypoplasia secondary to chronic ear infection in childhood. Coronoid hyperplasia was also present on the ipsilateral side