Stafne's Defect with Buccal Cortical Expansion: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Paulo Sérgio Flores Campos (Author), José Aloysio Carvalho Oliveira (Author), Janaina Araújo Dantas (Author), Daniela Pita de Melo (Author), Nilson Pena (Author), Luís Antônio Nogueira Santos (Author), Iêda Margarida Rocha Crusoé-Rebello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A rare case of Stafne's bone cavity, type III-G, is reported in a 49-year-old male patient who had been referred to a private clinic for a routine evaluation. The final diagnosis was based on computed tomography. Scintigraphy played a fundamental role in determining the most likely etiology.