A case report of condyle metastasis and a review of the literature.

Metastasis of the oral cavity is a rare condition and should be investigated for a primary tumor in the lungs, breast, kidney and prostate. Involvement of the mandibular condyle frequently mimics TMJ dysfunction with pain, swelling and limitation of mouth opening. We report the case of atypic TMJ dislocation as an inaugural sign of condyle metastasis.

Efficacy of proportional condylectomy in a treatment protocol for unilateral condylar hyperplasia: A review of 73 cases.

Introduction: Unilateral condylar hyperplasia (UCH) is characterized by an excessive growth of a mandibular condyle, resulting in facial, and occlusal deformities. Scintigraphic hyperactivity usually triggers the need of condylectomy. Delaire has presented a protocol for the treatment of active or non-active UCH using systematically a proportional condylectomy, which could solve both aetiology and adaptive deformities.

European Maxillofacial Trauma (EURMAT) project: a multicentre and prospective study.

The purpose of this study was to analyse the demographics, causes and characteristics of maxillofacial fractures managed at several European departments of oral and maxillofacial surgery over one year. The following data were recorded: gender, age, aetiology, site of facial fractures, facial injury severity score, timing of intervention, length of hospital stay. Data for a total of 3396 patients (2655 males and 741 females) with 4155 fractures were recorded.