Manigandan T, Rakshanaa T V Rajalakshmi, Dornadula Pavani
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2023 Feb;27(Suppl 1):S91-S94. doi: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_255_22. Epub 2023 Feb 4.
Stafne first described the term "Stafne bone defects" (SBDs) in 1942. These are unilateral, asymptomatic, well-defined radiolucent lingual bony defects located at the posterior region of the mandible below the inferior alveolar canal. It is most commonly seen in the posterior region, whereas it is relatively rare in the anterior region. This anterior variant of SBD is often misdiagnosed as any other odontogenic cyst, and hence advanced imaging techniques should be followed to identify it at the earliest. Due to the lower prevalence of this entity, only a handful of cases have been documented for the anterior variant of SBD. In this paper, we have thus documented the rare variant of SBD in the anterior region.
斯塔夫内于1942年首次描述了“斯塔夫内骨缺损”（SBDs）这一术语。这些是位于下颌骨后部、牙槽神经管下方的单侧、无症状、边界清晰的放射性透光舌侧骨缺损。它最常见于后部区域，而在前部区域相对少见。SBD的这种前部变异型常被误诊为其他任何牙源性囊肿，因此应采用先进的影像学技术尽早识别。由于该实体的患病率较低，仅有少数SBD前部变异型的病例被记录在案。在本文中，我们记录了前部区域SBD的这种罕见变异型。
