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RESTRICTED JAW MOTION DUE TO OSTEOCHONDROMA OF THE CORONOID PROCESS
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Operative ProcedureSurgeryAnatomyOsteoporosisOrthopaedic SurgeryGross AnatomyKinesiologyBiomechanicsBone RemodelingBone HomeostasisMaxillofacial SurgeryHealth SciencesMechanobiologyDistraction OsteogenesisTemporomandibular JointOrthognathic SurgeryCraniofacial GrowthTemporal BoneAxial SkeletonCoronoid ProcessMedicineCraniofacial DisorderThe Coronoid ProcessProgressive Limitation
Progressive limitation of motion of the jaw can be caused by osteochondroma of the coronoid process of the mandible or by a bony growth in the zygoma. A special position for roentgenography may be necessary to demonstrate this lesion. The operative procedure described here has proved to be satisfactory.