Unilateral coronoid process atrophy associated with fatty degeneration of the masticatory muscles |
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| Authors: | Hai-xiong Sun DDS Kazunori Yoshiura DDS PhD Miho Yamada DDS Naoyuki Yamada DDS PhD Motomasa Sasaki MD DDS PhD |
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| Institution: | (1) Dept. of Oral Radiology, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, 7-1, Sakamoto-machi, 852 Nagasaki, Japan;(2) Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I., Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, Nagasaki, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Unilateral coronoid process atrophy associated with fatty degeneration of the masticatory muscles in a 76-year-old woman is
reported. CT and plain radiogram findings are presented. The patient had no evidence of collagen disease which often causes
osteolysis of the coronoid, process and condyle. Although the true cause of this deformity was unclear, a hypothesis of ischemic
changes in the nutrient vessels was suggested as an etiologic factor. |
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| Keywords: | Coronoid process Atrophy Masticatory muscles Computed tomography |
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