Anterior stafne defect of the mandible

Abstract

Stafne bone cavity is round or ovoid, well circumscribed radiolucency located at the lingual cortex of mandible, below the inferioralveolar canal, mostly near the angle. Anterior location of Stafne bone cavity is a unusual developmental anomaly and only 66 casesreported in the English literature. As a result of the localization of this formation, which is asymptomatic and diagnoses with routineradiographic examination, it may be confused with pathologies and may cause misdiagnosis. In this case report a Stafne bone cavitylocated in the mandibular incisor-canine region, which was found incidentally during radiographic examination cavity is presentedwith cone beam computed tomography and magnetic resonance images.