Bifid Hyperplastic Mandibular Condyle

Abstract

Condylar hyperplasia is a rare non-neoplastic pathology associated with overgrowth of the mandibular condyle. Presentation of condylar hyperplasia with bifid mandibular condyle has never been reported in literature. Early management of the hyperplastic disorders of the mandibular condyle can prevent occlusal canting and developing asymmetric deformities. We report a case of 'Bifid Hyperplastic Mandibular Condyle' in a 14-year-old male with emphasis on early surgical intervention. To best of our knowledge, the present case is the first reported case of bifid mandibular condyle with condylar hyperplasia and 66th reported case of bifid mandibular condyle in living human population.

Prevalence of the Bifid Mandibular Condyle and Its Relationship with Pathologies of the Temporomandibular Joint: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…"Does the case report provide takeaway lessons?" presented a high risk of bias in eight of the eleven articles analyzed [18][19][20][21]28,29,33,34,40,41,45] (Table 4 and Figure 5). For the analysis of biases using AQUA, 22 studies were included [16,17,[22][23][24][25][26][27][30][31][32][35][36][37][38][39]43,44,46,47], of which the main bias presented by the studies was the reporting of results in 7 of 21 studies, and the other items presented a low risk of bias (Table 5 and Figure 6).…”

Bifid Mandibular Condyle as the Hidden Cause for Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

“…Bifid mandibular condyle (BMC) is an extremely rare anatomic variation of controversial etiology. It is a developmental abnormality but also associated with trauma, infection, irradiation, vascular anomalies, abnormal muscle pull, condylar fractures, condylectomy, and nutritional, endocrinal, genetic, or teratogenic factors [1]. Most bifid condyles are asymptomatic and discovered only as an incidental finding during routine radiographic examination using orthopantomograph [2].…”