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The Evaluation Of Elongated Styloid Process In Panoramic Radiographs In Edentulous Patients, Memduha Gülhal Bozkir, Hasan Boğa, Fahri̇ Dere

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

It has been estimated that between 2% to 28% of the general adult population has radiographic evidence of elongated styloid process. In adults, the mean radiographic lenght of the styloid process is 20 to 30 mm and its tip is located between the external and internal carotid arteries, just lateral to the tonsillar fossa. Eagle's syndrome occurs when an elongated styloid process or ossified stylohyoid ligament causes recurrent throat pain or foreign body sensation, dysphagia, or facial pain. It may develop inflammatory changes or impinge on the adjacent arteries or sensory nerve endings, leading to the symptoms described. To study …