Abstract
This article reports two cases of intracapsular fracture of the mandibular condyle. This kind of fracture may be caused by intrinsic mastication. Case 1 was a 70-year-old male who visited with complaints of pain of the left temporomandibular joint during function and opening limitation. Case 2 was a 59-year-old female, referred to by a local clinic, with complaints of pain and swelling of the right preauricular area and opening limitation. In both cases, the diagnosis was condylar surface fracture based on X-ray, CT, MRI findings and operation was performed to remove the fragments of the condyle. The patients began to perform mandibular movements 3 days after operation, and the pain and dysfunction have been al leviated. Fragments of the condyle were investigated pathologically. It was suggested that the condylar heads had bone degeneration before the fracture.
