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Bilateral Stafne Bone Cavity in the Body of the Mandible: An Unusual Case Report and Literature Review

Stafne defect also known as Stafne bone cavity is a lingual surface depression generally found in the posterior mandible. This entity is usually unilateral and asymptomatic, found during routine dental radiographic evaluation. Stafne defect appears as a well-defined, oval, corticated entity located...

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Autores principales: Pahadia, Mayank, Vyas, Rutvi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10187798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37205172
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39091
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description Stafne defect also known as Stafne bone cavity is a lingual surface depression generally found in the posterior mandible. This entity is usually unilateral and asymptomatic, found during routine dental radiographic evaluation. Stafne defect appears as a well-defined, oval, corticated entity located below the inferior alveolar canal. These entities are the inclusion of the salivary gland tissues. In this case report, we present the case of a bilateral Stafne defect that was asymmetrically located in the mandible and was incidentally detected on the cone-beam computed tomography scan taken for implant treatment planning. This case report highlights the significance of three-dimensional imaging and correctly diagnosing the incidental findings within the scan.
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spelling pubmed-101877982023-05-17 Bilateral Stafne Bone Cavity in the Body of the Mandible: An Unusual Case Report and Literature Review Pahadia, Mayank Vyas, Rutvi Cureus Radiology Stafne defect also known as Stafne bone cavity is a lingual surface depression generally found in the posterior mandible. This entity is usually unilateral and asymptomatic, found during routine dental radiographic evaluation. Stafne defect appears as a well-defined, oval, corticated entity located below the inferior alveolar canal. These entities are the inclusion of the salivary gland tissues. In this case report, we present the case of a bilateral Stafne defect that was asymmetrically located in the mandible and was incidentally detected on the cone-beam computed tomography scan taken for implant treatment planning. This case report highlights the significance of three-dimensional imaging and correctly diagnosing the incidental findings within the scan. Cureus 2023-05-16 /pmc/articles/PMC10187798/ /pubmed/37205172 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39091 Text en Copyright © 2023, Pahadia et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Bilateral Stafne Bone Cavity in the Body of the Mandible: An Unusual Case Report and Literature Review
title Bilateral Stafne Bone Cavity in the Body of the Mandible: An Unusual Case Report and Literature Review
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title_short Bilateral Stafne Bone Cavity in the Body of the Mandible: An Unusual Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort bilateral stafne bone cavity in the body of the mandible: an unusual case report and literature review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10187798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37205172
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39091
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