title: Bifid condyle: case report.
abstract: The double headed mandible condyle is a rare alteration that is frequently diagnosticated as an incidental finding in a panoramic radiograph. The different theories about its etiology are explained in this article. Symptoms described with bifid condyles vary from case to case, but in most instances are absent. Computer tomography is the ideal imaging method to evaluate the condyle morphology and to role out any degenerative process to achieve the differential diagnosis. Treatment is conservative for symptomatic patients with TMJ disorders, surgical treatment is described in literature in TMJ ankylosis that develops in bifid condyles secondary to trauma.
authors.affiliation: guacorch@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Guadalupe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corchero-Martín
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Terán
authors.forename: María Fe
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: García-Reija
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Santolino
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saiz-Bustillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007569:Jaw Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central