| CASE REPORT |
|
| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 20
| Issue : 2 | Page : 57-59 |
|
|
Facial hemihypertrophy and facial hemiatrophy: Report of 2 cases
Atul Indurkar, Shirish Degwekar, Shailesh Gondivkar
Department of Oral Diagnosis, Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashatra, India
Correspondence Address:
Atul Indurkar
Dept. of Oral Diagnosis, Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi (M), Wardha - 442004 Maharashtra
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-1363.44366
|
|
|
Facial hemihypertrophy and facial hemiatrophy are rare developmental anomalies. These conditions are characterized by an asymmetric growth of one or more parts of the tissues on one side of the face. The facial asymmetry may be total or partial. The unilateral overgrowth of the mandible seen as the facial asymmetry occurs in case of the congenital mandibular hemihypertrophy, whereas, the facial or mandibular hemiatrophy results in the hallowing or depression on one side of face. The hormonal imbalance, chromosomal abnormalities, trauma, trophic malfunctions of cervical sympathetic nervous system are the factors which are considered to be attributed to the mandibular or facial asymmetry. |
|
|
|
| [FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
 |
|
