Partial facial hemihyperplasia with 9 years of evolution: case report and review of the literature.

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod

Oral Pathology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology Department, Natal-RN, Brazil.

Published: October 2006

Partial facial hemihyperplasia is a rare maxillofacial dysmorphosis of debatable etiology, and is frequently associated with relatively serious appearance and functional disorders depending on the degree of hyperplasia. We report here a case of partial facial hemihyperplasia with 9 years of evolution, describing the alterations observed during the follow-up period and discussing the main aspects of this poorly known entity.

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