Bilateral bifid mandibular condyles. Report of four cases

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 186-188

  Stefanou, E P ^a,b   Fanourakis, I G ^a   Vlastos, K ^a   Katerelou, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mandibular condyle; Radiography, panoramic; Temporomandibular joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 0032061943     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600343     Document Type: Article

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