Korean J Oral Maxillofac Radiol.  2006 Jun;36(2):81-88.

Developmental salivary gland defect: Literatures review and case analysis of 12 cases

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Biology Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Chosun University, Korea.
  • 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Oral Biology Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Chosun University, Korea. hidds@chosun.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE: To review developmental salivary gland defect based on 12 reported cases and literature, and to guide radiographic diagnosis of this entity.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The 12 cases of developmental salivary gland defect of Chosun University Dental Hospital in the last 4 years were analyzed and compared with previous reported cases. RESULT: 11 of the 12 cases were found in men, indicating a very strong male predilection. The peak age was in the 6th decade. These defects were situated just above or at the inferior border of mandible between the first molar and the mandibular angle, and always inferior to the mandibular canal. Only one case was superimposed with the mandibular canal, 6 cases were superimposed with the inferior border of the mandible.
CONCLUSION
Characteristically, these defects had a special radiographic features such as ovoid shaped well-defined radiolucency located just above or at the inferior border of the mandible between the first molar and the mandibular angle, and always inferior to the mandibular canal. The recognition of these radiographic features were diagnostically valuable.

Keyword

Developmental Salivary Gland Defect; Stafne's Cyst; Mandibular Canal

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis
Humans
Male
Mandible
Molar
Salivary Glands*
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