Bifid mandibular condyle: a case report.
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.
Ramos
Flávia Maria de Moraes
FM
Oral Radiology, Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry, State University of Campinas, Brazil. flaviamaria@flop.unicamp.br
Filho
José Osmar de Vasconcelos
JO
Manzi
Flávio Ricardo
FR
Bóscolo
Frab Norberto
FN
Almeida
Solange Maria de
SM
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