[Stafne's bone cavity in a venezuelan population. Prevalence study].

Objective: To determine the prevalence of the Stafne´s bone cavity in a Venezuelan population and to characterize it radiographically.

Method: Descriptive and cross-sectional study. Of 500 panoramic radiographs, those that had radiolucent images in the mandible, circumscribed and not associated with any dental organ, as well as those that could correspond to the mandibular fossa, were selected.