Prosthetic rehabilitation of hemimandibular hyperplasia: five-year follow-up.
Hemimandibular hyperplasia is a rare asymmetrical mandibular malformation, characterized by enlargement of the condyle, the condylar neck, the ramus, and the body of the mandible. This condition results in laterognathia, dental articulation disorders, and functional defects. Therapy largely depends on the patient's age and the desired esthetic and functional results. This clinical report describes the prosthetic rehabilitation of a 50-year-old woman with hemimandibular hyperplasia. During the diagnostic phase, facial asymmetry was observed, as was the chin midline shifting to the unaffected side and three-dimensional enlargement of one side of the mandible, the condyle, the condylar neck, and the ramus. No biomechanical or functional problems were seen at a five-year follow-up visit, except for physiological wear to the artificial teeth.
Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentisty, University of Ege, Izmir, Turkey.
Bulent
B
Gokce
Birgul
B
Ozpinar
Levent
L
Ozgur
M Erhan
ME
Comlekoglu
Akin
A
Aladag
Gulcan Coskun
GC
Akar
D000044:Dental Abutments; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000002:abnormalities; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014716:Vertical Dimension