Localized noninflammatory degenerative disorder of TMJ that is characterized by lysis and repair of articular fibrocartilage and underlying subchondral bone following onset of puberty in females
IMAGING
General Features
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Gunson MJ et al: Oral contraceptive pill use and abnormal menstrual cycles in women with severe condylar resorption: a case for low serum 17beta-estradiol as a major factor in progressive condylar resorption. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 136(6):772-9, 2009
Wolford LM: Idiopathic condylar resorption of the temporomandibular joint in teenage girls (cheerleaders syndrome). Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 14(3):246-52, 2001
Hatcher DC: Progressive condylar resorption: pathologic processes and imaging considerations. Seminars in Orthodontics. 19(2): 96-105, 2013
Localized noninflammatory degenerative disorder of TMJ that is characterized by lysis and repair of articular fibrocartilage and underlying subchondral bone following onset of puberty in females
IMAGING
General Features
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Gunson MJ et al: Oral contraceptive pill use and abnormal menstrual cycles in women with severe condylar resorption: a case for low serum 17beta-estradiol as a major factor in progressive condylar resorption. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 136(6):772-9, 2009
Wolford LM: Idiopathic condylar resorption of the temporomandibular joint in teenage girls (cheerleaders syndrome). Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 14(3):246-52, 2001
Hatcher DC: Progressive condylar resorption: pathologic processes and imaging considerations. Seminars in Orthodontics. 19(2): 96-105, 2013
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