Facial Asymmetry in Young Adults with Condylar Hyperplasia-Unusual Changes in the Facial Bones
Published: January 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.5483
Suma GN, Manisha Lakhanpal Sharma, Dayashankar Rao JK, Sumit Goel, Siddharth Srivastava
1. Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS- Centre for Dental Studies and Research, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS- Centre for Dental Studies and Research, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SGT Dental College, Gurgaon, India.
4. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Subharti Dental College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
5. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS- Centre for Dental Studies and Research, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, India.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Manisha Lakhanpal Sharma,
Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,
ITS- Centre for Dental Studies and Research, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, India.
E-mail : drmanishalakhanpal@yahoo.co.in
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Condylar overgrowth, Imaging, Mandibular deviation, Unilateral