Eagle's syndrome is a disease caused by an elongated styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament. Eagle defined the disorder in 1937 by describing clinical findings related to an elongated styloid process, which is one of the numerous causes of pain in the craniofacial and cervical region. The prevalence of individuals with this anatomic abnormality in the adult population is estimated to be 4% with 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg
February 2014
Objectives: The purpose of this article is to analyze the incidence, demographic distribution, type, and etiology of mandible fractures that were treated by the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital from January 2002 to December 2012.
Materials And Methods: This was a descriptive and analytic retrospective study that evaluated 735 patients that were treated for mandible fracture.
Results: This study included 1,172 fractures in 735 patients.