Idiopathic condylar resorption. Report of a case.
Idiopathic condylar resorption, progressive resorption of the mandibular condyles, is discussed. A case treated with alloplastic total temporomandibular joint replacement devices is presented. The case report includes six-year follow-up. The patient's mandibular retrusion, anterior open bite, malocclusion and totally resorbed mandibular condyles were successfully treated in a single-stage operation with alloplastic total temporomandibular joint replacement devices
Division of Oral and Maillofacial Surgery, St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA. draoms1@hotmail.com
Ricardo
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Alexander
D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000209:etiology; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D024343:Open Bite / Q000209:etiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult