Address for Correspondence: Dr. S. Satish Kumar M.D., Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Government Thiruvannamalai Medical College, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India. Mobile No: +919677183832. E-Mail: [email protected] Background: Styloid process is a slender pointed piece of bone projecting downwards from the inferior surface of temporal bone and gives attachment to muscles and ligaments.An el...

OBJECTIVE Styloid process of temporal bone is clinically important, because variations in length, as well as the angulations of styloid process are associated with the symptoms of stylalgia (Eagle's syndrome) and the surgical excision of the process could alleviate neck and cervicofacial pain in patients. This study was aimed to evaluate the length, angulation and distance between bases and tip...

This case report presents three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) findings in the diagnosis of Eagle's syndrome that is characterized with an elongated styloid process or a calcified stylohyoid ligament causing craniofacial or cervical pain. We have performed 3D-CT in three patients suspected to have this condition. Coronal images were taken in two patients and axial images in one patient...

PURPOSE This study was performed to investigate the prevalence, morphology, and calcification pattern of the elongated styloid process in the Mathura population and its relation to gender, age, and mandibular movements. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study analyzed digital panoramic radiographs of 2,706 adults. The elongated styloid process was classified with the radiographic appearance based on ...

Styloid process a slender pointed piece of bone projects downwards from the inferior surface of temporal bone and serves as an anchor point for muscles and ligaments. Elongated styloid process bilaterally was found in a dry human skull during a routine osteology class for undergraduate students. The length of styloid process on left side was 5.5 cm and on right side was 6 cm. The styloid proces...

Eagle syndrome is characterized by an elongated styloid process. However, the time frame over which the styloid process becomes elongated and extends is unknown. How the condition worsens over time is also unclear. To date, there has been no report describing the chronologic change that occurs in the styloid process in Eagle syndrome. We describe a 53-year-old patient with Eagle syndrome in who...

BACKGROUND To investigate the length and three-dimensional orientation and to detail the morphological variations of the styloid process. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-four patients undergoing temporal bone evaluation for different reasons were randomly selected and included in the present study. The length, angulation in the coronal and sagittal planes, as well as morphological variations of t...

OBJECTIVE Very few studies have been reported in the literature classifying the elongation and calcification patterns of styloid process. The present study was done to investigate the prevalence of elongation and calcification patterns of styloid process in patients attending a dental institution in south India. STUDY DESIGN 600 digital panoramic radiographs of patients with dental problems w...

OBJECTIVE The study was performed to investigate the prevalence, morphology and calcification pattern of elongated styloid process in Saudi population of Aseer (Southern) region and its relation to gender and sub-age groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was analyzed digital panoramic radiographs of 1,162 adults. Any radiograph with questionable styloid process was excluded from the study....