CASE REPORT

Dentofacial Deformity Caused by Bulky Osteochondroma: Report of an Unusual Case and the Importance of Cone Beam Computed Tomography

Weeraya Tantanapornkul¹^{, *} Kittipong Dhanuthai² Phonkit Sinpitaksakul³ Chumpot Itthichaisri⁴ Paksinee Kamolratanakul⁴ Vacharee Changsirivatanathamrong⁴ Authors Info & Affiliations

The Open Dentistry Journal • 28 Apr 2017 • CASE REPORT • DOI: 10.2174/1874210601711010237

Introduction:

Osteochondroma of mandibular condyle is a rare benign tumor.

Case Report:

This case report described clinical, radiographic features, differential diagnosis, histopathologic correlation and treatment of condylar osteochondroma.

Conclusion:

Conebeam computed tomography (CBCT) is an alternative modality to CT or MRI that should be performed in all cases of suspected osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle.

Keywords: Dentofacial deformity, Condyle, Conebeam CT, Osteochondroma, Tomography.

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Weeraya Tantanapornkul ¹^{, *}

Kittipong Dhanuthai ²

Phonkit Sinpitaksakul ³

Chumpot Itthichaisri ⁴

Paksinee Kamolratanakul ⁴

Vacharee Changsirivatanathamrong ⁴

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The Open Dentistry Journal

CASE REPORT

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Year: 2017

Volume: 11

E-location ID: TODENTJ-11-237

DOI: 10.2174/1874210601711010237

Article History

Received Date: 14 Oct 2016

Revision Received Date: 10 Mar 2017

Electronic Publication Date: 28 Apr 2017

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© 2017 Tantanapornkul et al.

Open-Access License: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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