Growth changes and orthodontic treatment in a patient with condylolysis.
A patient with acquired bilateral degeneration of the mandibular condyles was treated orthodontically. The flattening of condyles and the shortening of the ramus began at adolescence. The facial profile changed to a convex type, with a marked mandibular retrognathia and severe Class II malocclusion. The cause seems to be due to a condylolysis of the mandible.
Susami
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Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
Kuroda
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Yano
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Nakamura
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology