title: Condylar growth after non-surgical advancement in adult subject: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A defect of condylar morphology can be caused by several sources.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case of altered condylar morphology in adult male with temporomandibular disorders was reported in 30-year-old male patient. Erosion and flattening of the left mandibular condyle were observed by panoramic x-ray. The patient was treated with splint therapy that determined mandibular advancement. Eight months after the therapy, reduction in joint pain and a greater opening of the mouth was observed, although crepitation sounds during mastication were still noticeable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  During the following months of gnatologic treatment, new bone growth in the left condyle was observed by radiograph, with further improvement of the symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Section of Orthodontics, Department of Dental Sciences G. Messina, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy. cucciaam@odonto.unipa.it
authors.forename: Antonino Marco
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cuccia
authors.forename: Carola
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caradonna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013165:Splints; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy