A study on etiopathogenesis and clinical features of multi-headed (bifid and trifid) mandibular condyles and review of the literature

Guven O.

JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.46, no.5, pp.773-778, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.02.011
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.773-778
  • Keywords: Bifid mandibular condyle, Trifid mandibular condyle, Mandibular condyle, Multi-headed condyle, Condylar reformation, Temporomandibular joint, TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT ANKYLOSIS, FOLLOW-UP, FRACTURES, REGENERATION, POPULATION, MANAGEMENT, CHILDREN, JAW
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The formations of second or more condylar heads are considered as rare anomalies. Fourteen multi-headed condyles (MHC) were presented; 13 of these were bifid mandibular condyles (BMC), whereas one exceptionally rare case was a trifid mandibular condyle (TMC). The TMC presented in this paper is the eighth case reported in the literature. In this paper, etiopathogenesis, types, and treatments are discussed.