AIM Aim of this study was to compare the volume and the shape of mandibular condyles in a Caucasian young adult population, with different skeletal pattern. MATERIAL AND METHODS 200 Caucasian patients (15-30 years old, 95 male and 105 females) were classified in three groups on the base of ANB angle: skeletal class I (65 patients), skeletal class II (70 patients) and skeletal class III (65 pa...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Evaluation of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) soft tissue injuries after condylar fractures remains a challenge with use of conventional radiography and CT. The aim of this study was to explore MR imaging in the assessment of TMJ soft tissue injuries after condylar fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty subjects (118 TMJs) with condylar fractures were examined with sagit...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous fractures of the mandible dispose a surgical challenge in comparisons to fractures caused by trauma due to several complicating factors. Additionally: controversies exist concerning the terminology of the field. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of all patients with mandibular fractures, with exclusion of fractures of the coronoid process and the a...

Condylar aplasia which means "failure of development" is a rare condition and can be unilateral or bilateral. Mandibular condylar Aplasia without any association with syndrome is extremely rare. Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis results from trauma, infection and inadequate surgical treatment of the condylar area. Congenital cases are very rare. We report case of congenital unilateral apl...

The treatment of temporomandibular joint ankylosis poses a significant challenge because of the high incidence of recurrence .The only treatment option for TMJ ankylosis is surgical with or without condylar reconstruction. Various grafts are available for condylar reconstruction after removing the ankylotic mass such as costochondral, sternoclavicular, posterior border of mandibular ramus, fibu...

OBJECTIVE To discuss the use of condylar prostheses after mandibular resection for tumor. DESIGN Case series and literature review. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Four patients underwent condylar reconstruction with metallic condylar prostheses after hemimandibulectomy for either squamous cell cancer or Ewing sarcoma. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Complications related to the condyla...

unilateral condylar hyperplasia is the main cause of mandibular asymmetry. radionuclide bone scanning is a useful procedure for functional evaluation of temporomandibular joint. in this study, 39 patients with normal bone scan and no facial asymmetry were studied. all patients were below 22 years of age. normal condylar uptake was determined in this group of patients. right & left condylar ...