Open AccessUnilateral condylar hyperplasia: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Saravana C Bharathi,
S Senthilnathan,
Lokesh Kumar,
Anand Mohan,
Mahantesh Taranath
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.127853
Subject(s) - condyle , medicine , hyperplasia , anatomy , orthodontics , pathology
Condylar hyperplasia is (CH) an uncommon malformation of the mandible involving change in size and morphology of the condylar neck and head. CH is an anomaly that usually occurs unilaterally and equally affects in both men and women. Hyperplasia of the condyle 'differentiated into hemimandibular hyperplasia, hemimandibular elongation and CH. Here, we are presenting a case of 17-year-old male patient with unilateral CH and its review of the literature.