title: Bifid mandibular condyle: a case report.
abstract: The bifid mandibular condyle is a rare anomaly. A variety of causes are implicated with its development such as developmental origin and trauma. Because of the lack of epidemiological data, there is little information about the real incidence of this malformation. The purpose of this paper is to report a case of bifid mandibular condyle in a 20-year-old woman who referred to a private radiological clinic for routine dental examination. A panoramic radiography incidentally revealed a discrete modification of the left mandibular condyle. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was taken and confirmed the diagnostic proposed.
authors.affiliation: Oral Radiology, Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry, State University of Campinas, Brazil. flaviamaria@flop.unicamp.br
authors.forename: Flávia Maria de Moraes
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: José Osmar de Vasconcelos
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Filho
authors.forename: Flávio Ricardo
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Manzi
authors.forename: Frab Norberto
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Bóscolo
authors.forename: Solange Maria de
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Almeida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007569:Jaw Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography