Naslov
Hyperplasia of the mandibular coronoid process – A case report

Autori
Meter Grabovac, Marija ; Dediol, Emil ; Biočić, Josip ; Lešin, Antonella ; Macan, Darko ; Perić, Berislav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
Acta stomatolgica Croatica, 56 (2022), 4 / - , 2022, 433-434

Skup
15. kongres Hrvatskog društva za maksilofacijalnu, plastičnu i rekonstrukcijsku kirurgiju glave i vrata i 9. kongres Hrvatskog društva za oralnu kirurgiju s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 06.10.2022. - 08.10.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
limited mouth opening ; coronoid process ; hyperplasia ; coronoidectomy

Sažetak
Introduction: Patients often come to the oral surgery office with mouth opening difficulties, that is, trismus, which has numerous causes. The most common causes include inflammation around the masticatory muscles, fibrous changes in the masticatory muscles after radiotherapy, dislocation of the temporomandibular joints, trauma to the jaw and facial bones. One of the rare causes of difficult mouth opening is hyperplasia of the coronoid process of the mandible. It is a congenital, benign enlargement of the mandibular coronoid processes, of unknown etiology. It statistically affects men more often than women, at the average age of 22. Case report: In this lecture, we present the case of a 17-year- old male patient who was referred to the oral surgery clinic for limited mouth opening that had been progressing for 2 years. Following the analysis of the panoramic radiograph, an odontogenic cause of the complaints was ruled out, but long coronoid processes on both sides were observed. The patient underwent an MSCT scan of the jaws and face with which we were able to construct a 3D image showing the elongated coronoid processes, especially on the left. The proposed therapy was bilateral coronoidectomy, to which both the patient and his parents agreed. We present the course of the operation at the Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Dubrava University Hospital as well as a comparison between the preoperative and postoperative status. In conclusion, along with the common, almost everyday diagnoses that include limited mouth opening, we should always keep in mind the ones that are not so frequent

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Dentalna medicina

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