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Three‐dimensional representations of lingual cortical defects (Stafne's) using silicone impressions
Author(s) -
Mann Robert W.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1992.tb01370.x
Subject(s) - silicone , anatomy , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , dentistry , soft tissue , medicine , pathology , biology , chemistry , botany , genus , organic chemistry
Lingual cortical defects of the mandible are common radiographic entities found predominately in adult males. Due to the benign nature of these defects and infrequent need for exploratory surgery, few paleopathologistS and clinicians have had the opportunity to examine their contents. The present study, using silicone impressions, provides three–dimensional representations reflecting the size and shape of soft–tissue masses once filling 10 unusually large lingual defects. The 10 specimens were chosen from an international sample of 6.330 dry mandibles. 115 of which had lingual cortical defects.