title: Osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report.
abstract: Osteoma is a benign tumour consisting of mature bone tissue. It is an uncommon lesion that occurs mainly in the bones of the craniofacial complex. Only a few cases involving the condylar process have been reported. An osteoma of the left condyle causing limited mouth-opening in a 32-year-old Malaysian Chinese female is reported here to alert the practitioner to consider this lesion as a diagnostic possibility in instances of trismus or limited-mouth opening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. siarch@um.edu.my
authors.forename: Chong-Huat
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Siar
authors.forename: Ajura Abdul
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Jalil
authors.forename: Saravanan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: Kok-Han
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014313:Trismus / Q000209:etiology*