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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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Autores principales: Almeida, Luis Eduardo, Zacharias, Joseph, Pierce, Sean
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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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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.
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title_short Condylar hyperplasia: An updated review of the literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4664909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26629479
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