Objective This retrospective study compared the three-dimensional (3D) structure of mandibular condyles between adults with and without facial asymmetry, and whether it influences menton deviation. Methods Sixty adult patients were classified into symmetry and asymmetry groups based on the menton deviation on postero-anterior radiographs. The right/left differences of 3D measurements were com...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate routine alterations in patients submitted to treatment of unilateral fractures of the mandibular condyle. PATIENTS AND METHODS The sample consisted of 30 patients of both sexes submitted to surgical and nonsurgical treatment. All patients answered an evaluation questionnaire on perception of the Oral Impact on Daily Performances (OIDP) and underwent physical and imaging exa...

Central giant cell Granuloma is a intraosseous benign lesion. It occurs mostly in first three decades of life and commonly occurs in females. The lesions grew slowly and usually presented clinically as painless swellings. Radiographically they appeared as well-defined unilocular or multilocular radiolucencies with undulating borders. This case is a rare occurrence of Central Giant Cell Granulom...

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY In this study, experimentally induced surgical defects of the mandibular condyle were evaluated histologically 3, 6 and 9 months postoperatively to investigate the capacity for remodelling which is one of the most important features of the temporomandibular joint. METHODS In three healthy sheep standardised surgical defects were produced on each right condylar head. The ...

A case is reported of a 7 year-old girl who suffered a central luxation of the mandibular condyle into the middle cranial fossa. The management and previously reported cases are discussed.

Objective: The aims of this study were to detect the fibrocartilage layer (FC) porcine mandible condyle in ex vivo preparations using 3D SPGR (Spoiled GRASS sequence) (T1 WATS) sequences, and, compare image results with those conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences for detecting layers temporomandibular joint (TMJ) patients disorders (TMD). Methods: Four TMJ and without FC radio...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of the skeletal maturation in the mandibular and dentoalveolar growth and development during the Class II, division 1, malocclusion correction with Balters bionator. METHODS Three groups of children with Class II, division 1, malocclusion were evaluated. Two of them were treated for one year with the bionator of Balters applianc...

Condyle dislocation is defined as displacement of the condyle out of the glenoid fossa while it still remains within the joint capsule [1]. The condyle can be dislocated in many directions, with antero-medial and anterior dislocation being the most common [2-4]. On the contrary, dislocation of an intact condyle into the middle cranial fossa is very rare [24,6]. In general the condyle has a larg...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical effects of chincup treatment by using a 3-dimensional finite element model. METHODS Three-dimensional models of the mandible and the temporomandibular joint were modeled and analyzed. The final mesh consisted of 1572 solid elements with 5432 nodes. The chincup with 500 g of force was applied in a direction from the chin towa...