A case of osteoma of the mandibular condyle found during the treatment of cervical traction

Successful operation using an intraoral approach

Abstract

A case of osteoma of the mandibular condyle, successfully theated by an intraoral approach is presented. It was found during cervical traction for herniated disc.
A 47-year-old woman complaing of a back pain visited an orthopedic surgery clinic. Heavy trismus appeared suddenly two days after the beginning of the treatment of cervical traction. She was admitted to our department where a diagnosis of a osteoma of the mandibular condyle was made. Postoperatively, open bite appeared with mentum deviation to the operated side because of the shortening of the ramus length, so we tried occlusal splint therapy-to reposition to the centric occlusion and to protect the TMJ for the subsequent traction.