Anterior lingual mandibular bone cavity: a case report

Authors

  • Karen Pintado-Palomino Postgraduate Program in Oral Rehabilitation - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) - Lima - Perú. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5677-3673
  • Camila Tirapelli Integrated Dental Clinic, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics - School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto - University of São Paulo (FORP/USP) – Ribeirão Preto – SP – Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5020-6515
  • Luciana Yamamoto Almeida Department of Clinical Medicine - Medical School of Ribeirão Preto - University of São Paulo (FMRP/USP). https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5403-4052
  • Jessica Luana dos Santos Oral Pathology, Department of Stomatology, Public Oral Health and Forensic Dentistry - School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto - University of São Paulo (FORP/USP) – Ribeirão Preto – SP – Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4721-2292
  • Lucas Ribeiro Teixeira Oral Pathology, Department of Stomatology, Public Oral Health and Forensic Dentistry - School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto - University of São Paulo (FORP/USP) – Ribeirão Preto – SP – Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3563-9379
  • Emanuela Prado Ferraz Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology - School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto - University of São Paulo (FORP/USP) – Ribeirão Preto – SP - Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6833-4865
  • Samuel Porfirio Xavier Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology - School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto - University of São Paulo (FORP/USP) – Ribeirão Preto – SP - Brazil.
  • Jorge Esquiche León Oral Pathology, Department of Stomatology, Public Oral Health and Forensic Dentistry - School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto - University of São Paulo (FORP/USP) – Ribeirão Preto – SP – Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6833-4865

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/bds.2020.v23i2.1843

Abstract

Stafne’s bone cavity (SBC) is an asymptomatic lingual bone cavity situated near the angle of the mandible. The anterior variant of SBC, which shows a radiolucent unilateral ovoid lingual bone concavity in the canine-premolar mandibular region, is uncommon. A 73-year-old man was referred for assessment of loss of mandibular bone. Panoramic radiographs and computerized tomography scans showed a well-defined lingual bony defect in the anterior mandible. Analysis of imaginological documentation, made 14 years ago, revealed a progressive increase in mesiodistal diameter and intraosseous bony defect. The soft tissue obtained within the bony defect, microscopically revealed fibrous stroma containing blood vessels of varied caliber. The current anterior lingual mandibular bone defect case is probably caused by the salivary gland entrapped or pressure resorption, which can explain the SBC pathogenesis.

KEYWORDS

Bone defect; Mandible; Cone beam computed tomography; Diagnosis; Case report.


Author Biography

Karen Pintado-Palomino, Postgraduate Program in Oral Rehabilitation - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) - Lima - Perú.

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Published

2020-03-31

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2020): : Apr. - Jun. / 2020 - Published Apr. 2020

Section

Case Report or Clinical Technique