BIFID MANDIBULAR CONDYLE: A CASE REPORT

Sezgin O. S., KAYIPMAZ S., Saricaoglu S. T.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, cilt.42, sa.1-2, ss.1-4, 2008 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 1-2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-4
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this paper is to present a case of bifid mandibular condyle with clinical and radiographic findings. 70-year-old male patient admitted to our clinic with a complaint of prosthesis induced pain. In extraoral examination a swelling on his left zygomatik area and deviation during mastication was noticed. On orthopantomografi a large left condyle and its luxated position was observed. The patient was not consider surgical treatment.