Stafne defect as a rare anomaly of the lower jaw growth

Syomkin V.A.; Kuzin A.V.; Sogacheva V.V.; Gurin A.N.; Potapova A.I.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/stomat202310201166

Syomkin V.A.

Federal State Institution Central Research Institute of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Kuzin A.V.

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education;
A.V. Nassonova Research Institute of Rheumatology

Sogacheva V.V.

Federal State Institution Central Research Institute of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Gurin A.N.

Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery

Potapova A.I.

Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery

Stafne defect as a rare anomaly of the lower jaw growth

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Syomkin V.A., Kuzin A.V., Sogacheva V.V., Gurin A.N., Potapova A.I.

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Journal: Stomatology. 2023;102(1): 66‑69

DOI: 10.17116/stomat202310201166

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Syomkin VA, Kuzin AV, Sogacheva VV, Gurin AN, Potapova AI. Stafne defect as a rare anomaly of the lower jaw growth. Stomatology. 2023;102(1):66‑69. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/stomat202310201166

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Abstract:

Defects in mandible growth are of undoubted interest for practical healthcare. During the diagnosis, for a more accurate diagnosis and differential diagnosis, it is necessary to understand the criteria for the norm and pathology of diseases of the jaw bones. Often in the body of the mandible at the level of the lower molars, slightly below the maxillofacial line, defects are detected in the form of a depression of the cortical layer towards the unchanged buccal cortical plate. These defects, being the clinical norm, need to be differentiated with many tumor diseases of the maxillofacial region. The literature sources indicate that the cause of these defects is the pressure of the capsule of the submandibular salivary gland in the area of the fossa on the lower jaw. Modern additional diagnostic methods, for example, CBCT and MRI, make it possible to identify a Stafne defect.

Keywords:

jaw cysts

Stafne defect

salivary gland fossa

mandibular anomaly

mandibular anatomy

Authors:

Syomkin V.A.

Federal State Institution Central Research Institute of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Kuzin A.V.

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education;
A.V. Nassonova Research Institute of Rheumatology

Sogacheva V.V.

Federal State Institution Central Research Institute of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Gurin A.N.

Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery

Potapova A.I.

Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery

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14.12.2021

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14.11.2022

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