Visicchio Cusati Sabrina, Manresa Bruguera Carlos, Gallego Mengod Valeria, Villarroel-Dorrego Mariana
Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Santa María. Caracas, Venezuela.
Odontólogo, Esp. Cirugía Maxilofacial, MSc. Hospital General del Oeste Dr. José Gregorio Hernández. Caracas, Venezuela.
Rev Cient Odontol (Lima). 2023 Sep 26;11(3):e162. doi: 10.21142/2523-2754-1103-2023-162. eCollection 2023 Jul-Sep.
To determine the prevalence of the Stafne´s bone cavity in a Venezuelan population and to characterize it radiographically.
Descriptive and cross-sectional study. Of 500 panoramic radiographs, those that had radiolucent images in the mandible, circumscribed and not associated with any dental organ, as well as those that could correspond to the mandibular fossa, were selected. Results were collated and discrepancies resolved by consensus. The selected ones were characterized radiographically. The variables were compared using the student's t test for equality of means, applying the Levene test, values of p <0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Of the 500 radiographs evaluated, 22 presented images corresponding to deep mandibular fossa or Stafne bone cavities, which represented 4.4%. Of which 5 presented bilaterally (22.7%) and 17 (77, 3%) unilocularly. Among the radiographic characteristics studied, images located in the posterior area (81.81%), without sclerosis (54.54%), continuous to the basal mandibular area, round shape (59.09%) and partial radiolucency (72%) were presented with a higher prevalence). They were more common in male patients with 63.63%.
Our results show a higher prevalence of Stafne's bone cavity in a Venezuelan population than that reported in other studies in other populations.
确定委内瑞拉人群中斯滕内骨腔的患病率，并对其进行影像学特征分析。
描述性横断面研究。在500张全景X线片中，选取下颌骨有透射影像、边界清晰且与任何牙器官无关以及可能对应下颌窝的片子。整理结果并通过共识解决差异。对选取的片子进行影像学特征分析。使用学生t检验比较均值的相等性，应用莱文检验，p<0.05的值被认为具有统计学意义。
在评估的500张X线片中，22张呈现出对应下颌深窝或斯滕内骨腔的影像，占4.4%。其中5例为双侧出现（22.7%），17例（77.3%）为单腔。在所研究的影像学特征中，位于后部区域（81.81%）、无硬化（54.54%）、与下颌骨基部区域连续、圆形（59.09%）和部分透射性（72%）的影像出现频率较高。在男性患者中更为常见，占63.63%。
我们的结果显示，委内瑞拉人群中斯滕内骨腔的患病率高于其他人群的其他研究报告。
