The presented paper deals with the problem of fractures of the articular process of the mandible, the main attention being devoted to the standard and speed of remodelling processes of the articular ball and socket. The author emphasizes that it is an injury where the mechanism is in the great majority indirect. The fracture develops as a result of the collision of the chin with a hard surface and the evoked kinetic energy is transferred from the chin to the articular process which becomes broken if the deformity caused by force exceeds its elasticity after the impact of the ball on the lateral enforced margin of the socket. In many instances this type of fracture is not foreseen and the treatment is usually confined to the injured chin. Therefore the authors wish to draw attention of all who are concerned with these injuries to pay due attention to them.An undiagnosed fracture of the articular process can have very serious sequelae for the patient as well as for the doctor who did not suspect it. The objective of the work is to elaborate uniformmethods of examination, optimal treatment and subsequent rehabilitation.

        Key words: fracture of the articular process of the mandible – check up examination – morphological disorders – functional changes – remodelling processes