Condylar Aplasia and Hypoplasia: A Rare Case

Aplasia of condyle is very rare, when this condition not seen as a part of a syndrome. We report a case of condylar aplasia on the right side and hypoplasia on the left side in a 21-year-old female. The patient reported to the department with a chief complaint of underdeveloped lower jaw. Clinical e...

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Autores principales: Shivhare, Peeyush, Shankarnarayan, Lata, Usha, Kumar, Mahesh, Sowbhagya, Malliger Basavaraju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3619622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23634308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/745602
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Sumario:Aplasia of condyle is very rare, when this condition not seen as a part of a syndrome. We report a case of condylar aplasia on the right side and hypoplasia on the left side in a 21-year-old female. The patient reported to the department with a chief complaint of underdeveloped lower jaw. Clinical examination, conventional radiographs, and 3D CBCT images revealed complete absence of condyle on the right side and hypoplasia on the left side.

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