Two Cases of Unilateral Hyperplasia of the Mandibular Condyle

Efficacy of high condylectomy for management of condylar hyperplasia

“…4 The identification of sex hormone receptors in and around the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the pubertal onset of CH strongly suggest a hormonal influence in the etiology. Trauma, [5][6][7][8][9] infection, 1,5,10,11 heredity, 3,4,[12][13][14][15] intrauterine factors, 6,16,17 and hypervascularity 15,18,19 have also been implicated as causative factors. Approximately one third of bilateral CH patients have a family history of the condition.…”