Stomatológ 2025, 35(1):25-30

Condylar Shaving – Correction of Facial Asymmetry and Occlusion in Laterognathia: A Case Report

MDDr. Sarah Kalmanová, MUDr. Alena Koniarová, MDDr. Zuzana Koniarová, MUDr. Petr Michl, Ph.D., MDDr. Tomáš Broniš,, MUDr. Eva Sedlatá, Ph.D., MDDr. Rastislav Juríček, doc. MUDr. Mária Janíčková, PhD., MPH
1 Klinika stomatológie a maxilofaciálnej chirurgie JLF UK a UNM
2 Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc

ABSTRACT Unilateral condylar hyperplasia represents a pathological abnormal growth of the temporomandibular joint, which can affect both function and the aesthetics of the facial skeleton—leading to laterognathia and facial asymmetry. Diagnosis is based not only on clinical examination but also on scintigraphy of the temporomandibular joints. In the presented case report, we describe a female patient with condylar hyperplasia of the right temporomandibular joint and skeletal Class III, in whom surgical intervention on the temporomandibular joint led to the correction of facial asymmetry while preserving joint function. We assume that early diagnosis of unilateral condylar hyperplasia, combined with surgical intervention and orthodontic treatment, may in some cases be sufficient to correct facial asymmetry.

Keywords: unilateral condylar hyperplasia (UCH), temporomandibular joint, orthodontic treatment

Published: July 1, 2025  Show citation

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Kalmanová Alena Koniarová Zuzana Koniarová Petr Michl Tomáš Broniš S, Sedlatá Rastislav Juríček Mária Janíčková E. Condylar Shaving – Correction of Facial Asymmetry and Occlusion in Laterognathia: A Case Report. Stomatológ. 2025;35(1):25-30.
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