Facial asymmetry in young adults with condylar hyperplasia-unusual changes in the facial bones.
Facial asymmetry can be caused by various pathological conditions, condylar hyperplasia (CH) is one of such condition, characterized by unilateral or bilateral mandibular condylar overgrowth, causing facial asymmetry, mandibular deviation, malocclusion and functional impairment. Advanced imaging and scintigraphic methods, helps the clinicians in diagnosing and monitoring its macroscopic aspects. Here we report three interesting and illustrative cases of facial asymmetry with unilateral CH discussing the unusual changes in the facial bones.
Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS- Centre for Dental Studies and Research , Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, India .
Suma
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Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS- Centre for Dental Studies and Research , Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, India .
Manisha Lakhanpal
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Sharma
Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SGT Dental College , Gurgaon, India .
Dayashankar Rao
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Subharti Dental College , Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India .
Sumit
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Goel
Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS- Centre for Dental Studies and Research , Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, India .
Siddharth
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Srivastava
Condylar overgrowth; Imaging; Mandibular deviation; Unilateral