title: Development of a Stafne mandibular bone cavity. Report of a case.
abstract: The present study reports a case in which a clinically asymptomatic radiolucent change surrounded by a sclerotic wall developed below the second molar in the mandible of a middle-aged man. The change was diagnosed as a typical case of Stafne bone cavity. In the earlier literature, development of a mandibular bone cavity has been described in only three patients. The appearance of bone cavities in a mandible that has previously been found normal indicates that these defects are not congenital but developmental processes.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mattila
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ankkuriniemi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors