title: Partial duplication of the mandible, parotid aplasia and facial cleft: a rare developmental disorder.
abstract: Duplication deformity of the mandible is exceedingly rare. Its occurrence with congenital facial cleft and parotid gland aplasia has been rarely reported as 1 entity. We report such a case with detailed computed tomography (CT) description and provide a review of the literature on mandible duplication.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Oral Pathology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Lisha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Zhipeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xuchen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*