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Condylar hyperplasia: An updated review of the literature
Condylar hyperplasia (CH) is a rare disorder characterized by excessive bone growth that almost always presents unilaterally, resulting in facial asymmetry. Classification of the different types of CH can differ depending on the authors. Correct diagnosis is critical in determining the proper treatm...
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Korean Association of Orthodontists
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4664909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26629479 http://dx.doi.org/10.4041/kjod.2015.45.6.333 |
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author | Almeida, Luis Eduardo Zacharias, Joseph Pierce, Sean |
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description | Condylar hyperplasia (CH) is a rare disorder characterized by excessive bone growth that almost always presents unilaterally, resulting in facial asymmetry. Classification of the different types of CH can differ depending on the authors. Correct diagnosis is critical in determining the proper treatments and timing. This paper is a review of the recent literature on the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, classification, and surgical treatments of CH. |
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spelling | pubmed-46649092015-12-01 Condylar hyperplasia: An updated review of the literature Almeida, Luis Eduardo Zacharias, Joseph Pierce, Sean Korean J Orthod Brief Report Condylar hyperplasia (CH) is a rare disorder characterized by excessive bone growth that almost always presents unilaterally, resulting in facial asymmetry. Classification of the different types of CH can differ depending on the authors. Correct diagnosis is critical in determining the proper treatments and timing. This paper is a review of the recent literature on the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, classification, and surgical treatments of CH. Korean Association of Orthodontists 2015-11 2015-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC4664909/ /pubmed/26629479 http://dx.doi.org/10.4041/kjod.2015.45.6.333 Text en © 2015 The Korean Association of Orthodontists. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Brief Report Almeida, Luis Eduardo Zacharias, Joseph Pierce, Sean Condylar hyperplasia: An updated review of the literature |
title | Condylar hyperplasia: An updated review of the literature |
title_full | Condylar hyperplasia: An updated review of the literature |
title_fullStr | Condylar hyperplasia: An updated review of the literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Condylar hyperplasia: An updated review of the literature |
title_short | Condylar hyperplasia: An updated review of the literature |
title_sort | condylar hyperplasia: an updated review of the literature |
topic | Brief Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4664909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26629479 http://dx.doi.org/10.4041/kjod.2015.45.6.333 |
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