title: Fracture of the styloid process associated with the mandible fracture.
abstract: Fracture of the styloid process (SP) of temporal bone is an uncommon injuries. Fracture of the SP can be associated with the facial injuries including mandible fracture. However, injury to the SP may be concealed and missed diagnosis may lead to the improper or various unnecessary treatments. A rare case of SP fracture associated with the ipsilateral mandibular fracture and also the diagnostic and management considerations of the SP fracture are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, J.C.D. Dental College, Sirsa, India.
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bajaj
authors.forename: Ish
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Eagle's syndrome; stylohyoid chain; styloid process