The bifid mandibular condyle (BMC) represents a rare developmental anomaly first described in 1941,1 and only a few cases have been reported since. Several factors have been cited as possible causes of BMC, including condylar fracture, developmental anomalies, perinatal trauma, teratogenic embryopathy and surgical condylectomy.2,3 It usually affects only one condyle, and the observation of bila...

Unilateral osteoarthritis of the mandibular condyle is typically associated with trauma to the temporomandibular joint from sports activities, falls and criminal assaults. In this unusual case the complete destruction of the condyle occurred after a long difficult extraction of a 3rd molar wisdom tooth in a young adult. Downward and lateral pressure from a dental forceps extraction that was app...