Stafne's bone defect: a case report and review of literatures
Jun Liang1, Zhaoming Deng1, Han Gao2
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Abstract:
Stafne's bone defect (SBD) or Stafne's bone cavity (SBC) is an uncommon bony defect occurred especially only at the lingual cortex of mandible. Clinically, patients with SBD are usually asymptomatic. In most cases, the defect is observed accidentally via X-ray panorama during other dental treatments. Here we presented a female with SBD and we reviewed relevant literatures on SBD, summarized the clinical characteristic and radiographic features with our experiences.
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