Surgical Management of a Bilateral Bifid Condyle: Diagnosis, Three-dimensional Reconstruction, and Treatment u A Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Uluturk H., Yucel E., Okur B., Akinci O., Atac M. S.

NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.251-255, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_389_16
  • Dergi Adı: NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.251-255
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bifid condyle, condylectomy, symptomatic, three-dimensional reconstruction, TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT ANKYLOSIS
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Bifid condyle is a rare entity with a difficult diagnosis and usually identified as an incidental finding on routine radiographic examination. The etiology is not well known, possible causes may be developmental, traumatic, vascular, abnormal muscle pulling, nutritional, endocrinal, teratogenic, and infections. The orientation of the condylar heads can behelpful for the etiological diagnosis.This case report describes a 56-year-old woman who suffered from a unilateral, progressively increasing, radiating pain which intensified with the movement of the mandible and includes information about the diagnosis, management, radiographic and three-dimensional model features and review of the literature.