title: Multiple stafne bone defects: a rare entity.
abstract: Stafne bone defects (SBDs) are generally located in the lingual cortex, close to the mandibular angle. We report the occurrence of multiple SBDs in an asymptomatic patient, a 60-year-old man, referred to a radiology clinic to undergo examination for the purpose of implant planning. The case of multiple SBD presented here, probably the first reported in the literature, reinforces the hypothesis that some cases of SBD may be the result of a focal failure during the ossification of the mandible.
authors: Department of Oral Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, P.O. Box 52, 13414-903 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
authors: Luciana Barreto Vieira
authors: LB
authors: Aguiar
authors: Frederico Sampaio
authors: FS
authors: Neves
authors: Luana Costa
authors: LC
authors: Bastos
authors: Iêda
authors: I
authors: Crusoé-Rebello
authors: Glaucia Maria Bovi
authors: GM
authors: Ambrosano
authors: Paulo Sérgio Flores
authors: PS
authors: Campos