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Mandibular condylar pseudocyst: an introduction to the orthodontist
Oded Yitschaky1, Silvina Friedlander-Barenboim, Menahem Friedman
1Clinical instructor, Department of Orthodontics, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel; private practice, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Abstract:
The aims of this article are to introduce mandibular condylar pseudocysts to orthodontists, present 2 relevant case reports, and discuss possible differential diagnoses. Condylar pseudocyst is a radiologic variant of pterygoid fovea, which is the site of insertion of the lateral pterygoid muscle to the head of the mandibular condyle. A pathognomonic picture of a solitary well-defined radiolucency with radiopaque borders, located on the anterior aspect of the condyle in an asymptomatic orthodontic patient, is characteristic.
