Ferguson M W, Whitlock R I
Br J Oral Surg. 1978 Nov;16(2):156-62. doi: 10.1016/0007-117x(78)90026-4.
A case is described of acquired unilateral condylar hypoplasia, in which the right condyle seemed to have been fractured at an early age. There is evidence to suggest that the unresorbed condylar remnant persisted in the glenoid fossa and that a new condylar head had developed anterior to the articular emminence. This 'new head' showed a carrot-shaped radiolucent wedge suggestive of the condylar growth cartilage and, clinically, exhibited some growth potential. A complex composite odontome present in place of the mandibular right third molar may also have been caused by this early trauma.
本文描述了一例获得性单侧髁突发育不全的病例，其中右侧髁突似乎在早年发生了骨折。有证据表明，未被吸收的髁突残余物持续存在于关节窝内，并且在关节结节前方形成了一个新的髁突头。这个“新髁突头”呈现出胡萝卜形的透射性楔形，提示髁突生长软骨，并且在临床上表现出一定的生长潜力。下颌右侧第三磨牙位置出现的复杂复合牙瘤也可能是由这种早期创伤引起的。
