Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 1

Does Radiolucency in the Posterior Mandible below the Mandibular Canal Signify a Stafne Cyst — A Rare Case Report With a Diagnostic Challenge

  • Author:
  • Vijay Prakash Nautiyal1, Amit Agarwal2, Kamath K Shashidhara3,, Gagan Khare2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 53 to 57

1Professor & HOD, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Seema dental college and hospital, Rishikesh

2Reader, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Seema dental college and hospital, Rishikesh

3Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Seema dental college and hospital, Rishikesh

*Corresponding Author E-mail: Shashidhara.kamath@gmail.com

Online published on 26 August, 2016.

Abstract

A Stafne cyst is an asymptomatic lesion commonly located below the mandibular canal in the posterior mandible. Although we can observe mild notching along the medial surface of the mandible, in our case, aggressive resorption involved both the medial and lateralsurfaces of the mandible, which led usto approach thelesion surgically, to confirmthediagnosis.

Keywords

Asymptomatic, Salivary gland, Submandibular gland