Dergiler / Current Research in Dental Sciences / 2014 / Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 2

TRISMUS DUE TO BILATERAL CORONOID HYPERPLASIA IN AN ADOLESCENT: A CASE REPORT

GENÇ ERİŞKİNDE BİLATERAL KORONOİD HİPERPLAZİSİNE BAĞLI TRİSMUS: VAKA RAPORU

Fatih TAŞKESEN, Cem ÜNGÖR, Hamza DAYISOYLU, Figen ÇİZMECİ ŞENEL

Sayfa
93–97
DOI
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Özet

Hyperplasia of the bilateral coronoid processes causes limitation of mouth opening due to impingement of coronoid process with the temporal surface of the zygomatic bone, or with the medial surface of the zygomatic arch. The condition can be diagnosed by panoramic radiographs or with computerized tomography scans. In this case report, trismus due to bilateral coronoid process hyperplasia in a 15-year-old boy treated with intraoral coronoidectomy and physiotherapy was presented.Keywords: Coronoid hyperplasia, trismus, coronoid process, coronoidectomy

Abstract

Hyperplasia of the bilateral coronoid processes causes limitation of mouth opening due to impingement of coronoid process with the temporal surface of the zygomatic bone, or with the medial surface of the zygomatic arch. The condition can be diagnosed by panoramic radiographs or with computerized tomography scans. In this case report, trismus due to bilateral coronoid process hyperplasia in a 15-year-old boy treated with intraoral coronoidectomy and physiotherapy was presented

Anahtar kelimeler: Koronoid hiperplazi, trismus, koronoid çıkıntı, koronoidektomi