Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | Volume 4, Issue 7 | Case Report | Open Access

An Unusual Case of Bilateral Fracture of Both Condyle and Coronoid Process of the Mandible - A Case Report

Abhay Datarkar, Subodh Purohit*, Mahesh Pund, Damyanti Walkey and Vandana Gadve

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College & Hospital, Government Medical College Campus, India

*Correspondance to: Subodh Purohit 

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Abstract

Fractures of the mandibular coronoid process are extremely rare. However, fracture of coronoid process without the fracture of zygomatic arch is further rare. We report an unusual case of bilateral fracture of both condyle and coronoid process without fracture of overlying zygomatic arch on both side and its conservative management. Bilateral coronoid process of mandible without zygomatic arch fracture is extremely rare and can be successfully managed conservative position of mandible during trauma and forces acting on coronoid process by temporalis muscle are key factors in fracture of coronoid process without fracture of zygomatic arch and acrylic blocks to maintain vertical dimension are key to manage such cases.

Keywords:

Trauma; Bilateral coronoid fracture; Unusual fracture

Citation:

Datarkar A, Purohit S, Pund M, Walkey D, Gadve V. An Unusual Case of Bilateral Fracture of Both Condyle and
Coronoid Process of the Mandible - A Case Report. Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021; 4(7): 1148..

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