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Condylar Fracture: Nontreatment Case Followed Over 23 Years

Published by: World Journal of Orthodontics

This article describes a case of early mandibular condylar fracture in a female patient. Follow-up visits over about 23 years without treatment showed completely re-stabilized anatomy and function after the pubertal growth spurt. Temporary ankylosis and lack of growth with severe deviation and facial asymmetry had been initially observed. The management philosophy of pediatric condylar fractures is discussed and a conservative approach is suggested for such cases.

Authors: German Omar Ramirez-Yañez, Phillip James Saxby and William George Young

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