%0 Journal Article
%T Double idiopathic bone cavity with rare localization. Case report
%A Panos CHRISTOPOULOS
%A Eleonora GIGELOU
%A Aliki TSIDLAKI
%A Panagiotis KALLINIKOS
%A Konstantinos TOSIOS
%J Hellenic Archives of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
%D 2012
%I Hellenic Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
%X SUMMARY: The mandibular bone depression belongs to the category of bone pseudocysts and is commonly known as ¡°Stafne¡¯s mandibular cyst, cavity or defect¡±. It usually presents as an asymptomatic, incidental radiologic finding and affects mostly middle-aged males.Radiographically, it appears as a round or ovoid radiolucency with thick and corticated border, located posteriorly,between the angle and the first molar area of the mandible. In the present paper the case of a patient whose panoramic radiograph showed two round-ovoid radiolucencies at the right angle of the mandible,approximately 1.0 cm below the inferior alveolar canal is presented. The distal one was well defined and measured approximately 0.65 x 0.50 cm. The mesial one appeared diffuse and measured approximately 0.65 cm in diameter. Based on the clinical and radiographic features,a provisional diagnosis of ¡°idiopathic bone cavities¡±was made and regular follow up was proposed. A panoramic radiograph on the following year did not reveal any change in the position, shape, or size of the radiolucencies. Two years later, a CT scan of the mandible was performed as part of a consultation prior to dental implant placement. On axial CT images a depression of the lingual cortical plate was visible as well as one on the buccal cortical plate. A literature review of current theories on the pathogenesis, differential diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic bone cavities is also made.
%K idiopathic bone cavity of mandible
%K Stafne¡¯s cyst
%U http://haoms.org/haomsjournal/2012teuxos1_article5.pdf