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16-year-old male patient with the chief complaint of pain in the right mandibleramus region, diffuculty in mastication, and mouth opening diagnosed with fracture of the condylar and coronoid processes. CBCT image shows the fractures of both condylar and coronoid processes of the mandible. (black arrows point to the fracture lines).
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A computed tomography (CT) scan showed unilateral fracture of the right coronoid and condylar processes [Figure 1].
16-year-old male patient with the chief complaint of pain in the right mandibleramus region, diffuculty in mastication, and mouth opening diagnosed with fracture of the condylar and coronoid processes. Panaromic X-ray image shows the fractures of condylar and coronoid part of the mandible. (blue arrrows point to the fracture lines).
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Radiological examination revealed a well-defined radiolucent line at the base of both condylar and coronoid processes [Figure 2].
16-year-old male patient with the chief complaint of pain in the right mandibleramus region, diffuculty in mastication, and mouth opening diagnosed with fracture of the condylar and coronoid processes. Photograph shows surgical intervention being performed. A silk suture is used at this stage for positioning of the plates in the correct directions.
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A silk suture was used at this stage in the lower part of the plates for positioning of the plates in the correct position [Figure 3].
16-year-old male patient with the chief complaint of pain in the right mandibleramus region, diffuculty in mastication, and mouth opening diagnosed with fracture of the condylar and coronoid processes. Panoramic X-ray image of the patient's jaw after the operation, shows coronoid and condylar processs of the mandible fixed with two miniplates (arrows).
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The patient was followed-up postoperatively without any esthetic or functional problems [Figure 4].