Open AccessUnilateral temporomandibular joint ankylosis with contralateral aplasia
Author(s) -
Nidhi Singh,
US Pal,
Shadab Mohammad,
RK Singh,
Gagan Mehta,
Hardik S Makadia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.127665
Subject(s) - medicine , condyle , ankylosis , temporomandibular joint , aplasia , hypoplasia , sequela , orthodontics , dentistry , anatomy , surgery
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is considered as one of the complex joints of the human body. Mandibular condylysis is distinguished from condylar aplasia by its non-association with aural/facial anomalies, and also as normal development appears to proceed until the lytic event occurs. It is further distinguished from primary and secondary condylar hypoplasia by the following: Absence of condyle rather than it being small, the normal development appears to proceed until the lytic event occurs, and its non-association with aural/facial anomalies or temporomandibular ankylosis. In the present report, a patient with a unilateral missing mandibular condyle with contralateral TMJ ankylosis is presented and the treatment is outlined and discussed.