osteoma is a benign, slow-growing osteogenic tumor that sometimes arises from the craniomaxillofacial region, such as the sinus, temporal or jaw bones. osteoma consists of compact or cancellous bone that may be peripheral, central or extraskeletal type. peripheral osteoma arises from the periosteum and is commonly a unilateral, pedunculated mushroom-like mass. peripheral osteoma of the mandible...

Twenty 5-day-old New Zealand rabbits underwent surgery to induce premature synostosis of the cranial sutures, resulting in posterior displacement of the glenoid fossa. Twenty sham-operated rabbits served as controls. The animals were killed at age 15 days for histochemical and biochemical analyses. The collagen content of the superior region of the condyle determined biochemically was lower in ...

Osteochondroma is one of the most common benign bone tumours, although not in the craniofacial region. More than half of these appear in the coronoid process. It can appear on the mandibular condyle, especially in its medial half, and mainly affects women aged around forty years. We present the case of a 51-year-old woman with pain of several months' duration in the right temporomandibular join...

There are many limitations to image acquisition, using conventional radiography, of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) region. The Computed Tomography (CT) scan is a better option, due to its higher accuracy, for purposes of diagnosis, surgical planning and treatment of bone injuries. The aim of the present study was to analyze two protocols of cone beam computed tomography for the evaluation of...

BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2001;14:22–26 The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a bilateral diarthrodial joint of the jaws in the human skeleton. This unique joint can perform both hinge and sliding functions and is the only synovial joint in humans whose articulating surfaces are covered by fibrocartilage. The joint is formed by the bony articulations of the mandibular condyle and the temporal bone (gleno...