title: Case report: anterior lingual mandibular cortical bone concavity.
abstract: This paper presents a case of an anterior mandibular bone defect (synonym: Stafne's bone cavity, static bone cyst, lingual mandibular salivary gland depression) mistaken for periapical pathology and referred for treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough SL2 4HL.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yates
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed