Osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report.
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.
Siar
Chong-Huat
CH
Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. siarch@um.edu.my
Jalil
Ajura Abdul
AA
Ram
Saravanan
S
Ng
Kok-Han
KH
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*