title: Elongated styloid process: A study.
abstract: The styloid process (SP) on the temporal bone is a highly variable formation. The normal length of the SP ranges from 20 to 30 mm. In spite of its being normally distributed in the population, SPs could be divided into two groups - short SPs with >20 mm and long SPs with <20 mm in length. The SP is often denoted as elongated when it is longer than 30 mm or 33 mm. These dimensions, based on early reports, do not respect the natural variation of the SP. The aim of this study is to investigate the natural variation of the length of the SP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College, Bharat University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Jinu Merlin
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Koshy
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Sree Balaji Dental College, Bharat University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Madhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Sree Balaji Dental College, Bharat University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Sankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College, Bharat University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: B Sathya
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Priya
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College, Bharat University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sumathy
keywords: Eagle's syndrome; elongated styloid process; styloid process