TY - JOUR T1 - Stafne bone defect in the ramus of the mandible: a case report TT - JF - gums-dent JO - gums-dent VL - 5 IS - 1 UR - http://3dj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-214-en.html Y1 - 2016 SP - 37 EP - 41 KW - Cone-Beam Computed Tomography KW - Parotid Gland KW - Mandible N2 - Parotid Stafne bone defect is a very rare and infrequent variant, which is located on the buccal or lingual surface of the mandibular ascending ramus. In this paper, a case of parotid Stafne defect, which was incidentally discovered during dental radiographic examination, is reported. This bone defect was observed as a lucent oval-shaped defect on the lingual aspect of the right mandibular ramus. Parotid Stafne bone defect is a rare entity that should not be misinterpreted by radiologists. M3 10.18869/acadpub.3dj.5.1.37 ER -