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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan-Jun;8(1):58-63.
doi: 10.4103/njms.NJMS_64_16.

Unilateral condylar hyperplasia - A genetic link? Case reports

Monika Mahajan  1
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Case Reports

Unilateral condylar hyperplasia - A genetic link? Case reports

Monika Mahajan. Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

Unilateral condylar hyperplasia is an uncommon condition with unknown etiology which causes overdevelopment of condyle leading to facial asymmetry, mandibular deviation, malocclusion, and articulation dysfunction. Two Indian families with unilateral condylar hyperplasia are presented where the similar abnormality was also detected in one of their parents. The condylar hyperplasia in these two families indicates that mandibular condylar hyperplasia could be genetic in origin.

Keywords: Condylar hyperplasia; facial asymmetry; mandibular condyle.

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Figures

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Extraoral photographs of Case 1
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Intraoral photographs of Case 1
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Posteroanterior cephalogram of Case 1
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Panoramic view of Case 1
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Extraoral photographs of mother of Case 1
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Intraoral photographs of mother of Case 1
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Posteroanterior cephalogram of mother of Case 1
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Panoramic view of mother of Case 1
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Extraoral photographs of Case 2
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Intraoral photographs of Case 2
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Panoramic view of Case 2
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Posteroanterior cephalogram of Case 2
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Extraoral photographs of mother of Case 2
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Intraoral photographs of mother of Case 2
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Posteroanterior cephalogram of mother of Case 2
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Panoramic view of mother of Case 2
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