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Case Reports
. 1982 Aug;144(3):528.
doi: 10.1148/radiology.144.3.7100466.

Unilateral hyperplasia of the coronoid process in a child: a cause of restricted opening of the mouth

J Lucaya, M Herrera, J Vera
Case Reports

Unilateral hyperplasia of the coronoid process in a child: a cause of restricted opening of the mouth

J Lucaya et al. Radiology. 1982 Aug.

Abstract

A case of unilateral hyperplasia of the coronoid process in a nine-year-old girl is reported. The radiological features are diagnostic; removal of the elongated coronoid process and postoperative physiotherapy will, in most cases, restore full mandibular movement.

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