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Idiopathic condylar resorption. Report of a case
1Division of Oral and Maillofacial Surgery, St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA. draoms1@hotmail.com
The New York State Dental Journal
|July 19, 2012
Abstract:
Idiopathic condylar resorption, progressive resorption of the mandibular condyles, is discussed. A case treated with alloplastic total temporomandibular joint replacement devices is presented. The case report includes six-year follow-up. The patient's mandibular retrusion, anterior open bite, malocclusion and totally resorbed mandibular condyles were successfully treated in a single-stage operation with alloplastic total temporomandibular joint replacement devices