Open AccessFacial Asymmetry in Young Adults with Condylar Hyperplasia-Unusual Changes in the Facial Bones
Author(s) -
GN Suma,
Manisha Sharma,
Dayashankar Rao Jk,
Sumit Goel,
Siddharth Srivastava
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/10122.5483
Subject(s) - facial symmetry , condyle , medicine , pathological , hyperplasia , orthodontics , asymmetry , malocclusion , anatomy , dentistry , pathology , physics , quantum mechanics
Facial asymmetry can be caused by various pathological conditions, condylar hyperplasia (CH) is one of such condition, characterized by unilateral or bilateral mandibular condylar overgrowth, causing facial asymmetry, mandibular deviation, malocclusion and functional impairment. Advanced imaging and scintigraphic methods, helps the clinicians in diagnosing and monitoring its macroscopic aspects. Here we report three interesting and illustrative cases of facial asymmetry with unilateral CH discussing the unusual changes in the facial bones.