Giant mandibular bone defect: Report of a case

Abstract

In 1942 Edward Stafne1 described a series of 35 cases of asymptomatic radiolucent bone cavities next to the mandibular angle. The cavities seemed to be spheric.PERIHUEICO or elliptic monolocular radiolucencies, well defined, and located below the mandibular canal, which occasionally interrupted the continuity of the mandible. These osseous defects were generally located between the mandibular angle and the first molar tooth.

In 1942 Edward Stafne1 described a series of 35 cases of asymptomatic radiolucent bone cavities next to the mandibular angle. The cavities seemed to be spheric.PERIHUEICO or elliptic monolocular radiolucencies, well defined, and located below the mandibular canal, which occasionally interrupted the continuity of the mandible. These osseous defects were generally located between the mandibular angle and the first molar tooth.