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Osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report

Osteoma is a benign tumour consisting of mature bone tissue. It is an uncommon lesion that occurs mainly in the bones of the craniofacial complex. Only a few cases involving the condylar process have been reported. An osteoma of the left condyle causing limited mouth-opening in a 32-year-old Malaysi...

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Main Authors: Siar, Chong Huat, Jalil, Ajura Abdul, Ram, Saravanan, Ng, Kok Han
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Published: Nihon University School of Dentistry 2004
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/501/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15141724
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spelling my.um.eprints.5012019-09-24T08:12:48Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/501/ Osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report Siar, Chong Huat Jalil, Ajura Abdul Ram, Saravanan Ng, Kok Han RK Dentistry Osteoma is a benign tumour consisting of mature bone tissue. It is an uncommon lesion that occurs mainly in the bones of the craniofacial complex. Only a few cases involving the condylar process have been reported. An osteoma of the left condyle causing limited mouth-opening in a 32-year-old Malaysian Chinese female is reported here to alert the practitioner to consider this lesion as a diagnostic possibility in instances of trismus or limited-mouth opening. Nihon University School of Dentistry 2004-03 Article PeerReviewed Siar, Chong Huat and Jalil, Ajura Abdul and Ram, Saravanan and Ng, Kok Han (2004) Osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report. Journal of Oral Science, 46 (1). pp. 51-3. ISSN 1343-4934 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15141724 15141724
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topic RK Dentistry
spellingShingle RK Dentistry
Siar, Chong Huat
Jalil, Ajura Abdul
Ram, Saravanan
Ng, Kok Han
Osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report
description Osteoma is a benign tumour consisting of mature bone tissue. It is an uncommon lesion that occurs mainly in the bones of the craniofacial complex. Only a few cases involving the condylar process have been reported. An osteoma of the left condyle causing limited mouth-opening in a 32-year-old Malaysian Chinese female is reported here to alert the practitioner to consider this lesion as a diagnostic possibility in instances of trismus or limited-mouth opening.
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author Siar, Chong Huat
Jalil, Ajura Abdul
Ram, Saravanan
Ng, Kok Han
author_facet Siar, Chong Huat
Jalil, Ajura Abdul
Ram, Saravanan
Ng, Kok Han
author_sort Siar, Chong Huat
title Osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report
title_short Osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report
title_full Osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report
title_fullStr Osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report
title_sort osteoma of the condyle as the cause of limited-mouth opening: a case report
publisher Nihon University School of Dentistry
publishDate 2004
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/501/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15141724
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